Monthly Archives: December 2018

NT Lakis Attorneys File Written Comments With OFCCP, Supporting Proposed “Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award” and Urging Further Improvements To Broaden Participation

NT Lakis attorneys have submitted written comments to the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in

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EEOC’s Preliminary FY 2018 Enforcement Statistics Show 10% Drop in Overall Charges, Despite Increase in Sexual Harassment Complaints

According to preliminary year-end enforcement statistics released recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency received 76,418 charges

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OFCCP Announces $4 Million Settlement With JBS To Resolve Two Administrative Lawsuits Alleging Hiring Discrimination; Settlement Includes Unique “Enhanced Compliance Agreement”

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has reached settlement terms with JBS USA Lux S.A. (JBS)

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OFCCP Publishes Three New Directives, Formally Rescinding “Active Case Enforcement” Procedures, Establishing New “Early Resolution Procedures,” and Inaugurating Informal Opinion Letters

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released three new internal directives aimed at further improving

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Workplace Issues Likely To Be Among Priorities of New Democratic House Majority in Next Congress

With the November elections now behind us, starting next year we will have a Republican President and a split U.S.

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