Monthly Archives: October 2017

Lessons OFCCP Might Learn From Its Audit Data To Better Target Its Limited Enforcement Resources

OFCCP’s heavy-handed approach to enforcement during the Obama Administration did not reveal significantly more discrimination violations than the less aggressive

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing That Ninth Circuit Was Wrong in Permitting Inadmissible Evidence To Support Class Certification

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a wage and hour case, urging

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Federal Court Orders EEOC To Partially Reimburse CRST Van Expedited for Fees Incurred in Having To Defend Against Agency’s Frivolous Class Action Lawsuit

In a long-running case that has gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and back, a federal trial

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California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Bill Banning Salary History Inquiries, But Vetoes Bill Requiring “Pay Gap” Reporting

California’s legislative session formally ended on October 15, and Governor Jerry Brown has signed or vetoed almost 1,000 bills, several

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CWC’s 2017 Annual Compliance Conference Highlights

Close to 170 member company representatives attended the Center for Workplace Compliance’s (CWC) 2017 Annual Compliance Conference held last week

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OFCCP Announces Intent To Extend Paperwork Requirements for Federal Construction Contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice recently announcing that it intends to

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President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

In September, President Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that had been put

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Post-Young Ruling by Eleventh Circuit Illustrates “Fine Line” Between Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure To Accommodate Claims Under Title VII

The prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on pregnancy, and requires

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Employer To Pay Record $95 Million To Settle ICE Allegations That It Knowingly Hired Thousands of Undocumented Workers

Asplundh Tree Experts, one of the nation’s largest privately-held companies, has entered into a $95 million settlement agreement with U.S.

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Ninth Circuit, Arguing That Equal Pay Act Allows for Gender-Neutral Pay Decisions Based on Prior Salary

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in an

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