Monthly Archives: September 2018

Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Compensability of Employees’ Time Voluntarily Spent in Wellness Programs and at a Benefits Fair

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether the time voluntarily

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That “Cy Pres” Is an Acceptable Device for Settling Class Action Claims as Long as Terms Are “Fair, Reasonable, and Adequate”

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to affirm an appeals court

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OFCCP Announces New Desk Audit Submission Extension Policy in Conjunction With Second Round of FY 2018 “Advance Notice” Letters

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has mailed a second round of FY 2018 “advance notice”

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New York State Publishes Draft Model Policy and Training Course as Required Under State’s New Sexual Harassment Prevention Law

In April of this year the state of New York enacted comprehensive legislation aimed at combating workplace sexual harassment. Included

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Ruling by Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ADEA Disparate Impact Claim, Finds Challenged Practice Was Based on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age

In a recent ruling that underscores the importance of the “reasonable factors other than age” defense to a claim of

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Eighth Circuit Rules That Service Member Reapplying to Different Company Location Satisfied USERRA’s Reemployment Protection Requirements

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit serves as a reminder that service members

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