Monthly Archives: February 2019

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing It’s Time for Courts To Stop Giving Controlling Deference to Agency Interpretations of Their Own Ambiguous Regulations

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an important case that raises the

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New OFCCP Directive Signals Agency’s Intent To Implement Voluntary Compliance Program for “High-Performing” Contractors

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new internal Directive announcing the launch of

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OFCCP Litigation Update: The Latest on the High Profile Google, Convergys, and Oracle Lawsuits

Over the last several weeks, there has been significant, albeit not determinative, movement in three high-profile lawsuits filed by the

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Spending Deal To End Partial Government Shutdown Flat-Funds EEOC, Provides Increases for ICE and USCIS

The spending bill signed by President Trump last week that provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding (through September 30) for

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OFCCP’s Decision To Begin Publishing Complaint Investigation Financial Settlements Sheds Light on a Little Known Area of Agency Enforcement

Recently, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began publishing financial settlement agreements resulting from OFCCP

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fifth Circuit, Urging Court To Reconsider Troubling ADA “Direct Threat” Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging

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OSHA Finalizes Rule Rolling Back Obama-Era Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized revisions to an Obama-era regulation mandating the

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NT Lakis Attorneys Create New Resource To Help Employers Stay on Top of State and Local Workplace Compliance Developments

NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to announce the creation of a new resource exclusively for the use of members of

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