Monthly Archives: September 2017

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, But Gives Congress Six Months To Act Before Program Completely Terminates

President Trump this week ordered an end to the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program that was put in

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OFCCP Waives Written AAP Requirements for Hurricane Harvey Relief Contracts, Announces Temporary Moratorium on New Audits in Harvey-Impacted Areas

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced recently that it is providing temporary measures to

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OMB Suspends Pay Data Provisions of Expanded EEO-1 Report, Effectively Reinstating Old Report for 2017 Reporting Cycle; Forms Must Be Submitted by March 31, 2018

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), responding directly to concerns and recommendations raised by NT Lakis attorneys

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Updated Primer on “Working Legally in the U.S.: An Overview of Federal Immigration Rules Covering the Employment of Aliens”

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present an updated version of our Special Memorandum on Working Legally in the U.S.: 

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Fifth Circuit Curbs NLRB Overreach, Rules in T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. NLRB That Employer’s Workplace Conduct Policies Did Not Violate Federal Labor Law

In a welcome decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the court has reversed major

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Beware of State Laws That Bar Employment Application Questions That Could Signal an Applicant’s Age

NT Lakis attorneys have received calls recently from a number of employers reporting that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights

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San Francisco Enacts “Lactation in the Workplace” Ordinance Containing Prescriptive Accommodation Standards

Responding to worker concerns for greater work/life balance, public policy-makers have, among other initiatives, pushed for new laws over the

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