Monthly Archives: February 2019

EEOC Confirms That EEO-1 Filing Deadline Has Been Extended, Releases More Information on Impact of Shutdown

Following up on an earlier announcement regarding the impact of the partial government shutdown on the 2018 EEO-1 filing period

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Seventh Circuit Joins Eleventh Circuit in Holding That ADEA Does Not Permit Disparate Impact Claims by “Outside” Applicants

In an important decision, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has joined the en banc Eleventh

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OFCCP Invites Federal Contractors To Request Opinion Letters Regarding Agency’s Jurisdictional Coverage, Regulations, and Policies

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has sent an informal notice to agency stakeholders inviting them

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In Rare Albeit Narrow Departure From Its Embrace of Arbitration, Unanimous Supreme Court Rules in That Independent Contractor Is Included in FAA’s Transportation Worker Exemption

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which the Court has relied upon time and

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Data Privacy Update: European Union’s New GDPR Serving To Highlight Increasing Efforts To Protect Personal Data Both Here and Abroad

Sweeping new privacy rules went into effect in the European Union (EU) last year designed to strengthen the protection of

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