Monthly Archives: March 2019

OFCCP Posts Its New Scheduling List Targeting 3,500 Contractor Entities for Compliance Evaluations; Audits To Begin Mid-May 2019

As promised, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week published its fiscal year 2019 Corporate

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OFCCP Resets Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark at 5.9%, Down From 6.4% Last Year

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has updated the national percentage of veterans in the

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President Trump’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget Calls for Paid Parental Leave Program, Mandatory E-Verify; EEOC and NLRB Would Get Deep Cuts

President Trump recently delivered his third proposed annual budget to Congress, containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the federal government

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Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Increased Slightly in 2018, as ADA Lawsuits Hit an All-Time High

According to the latest court statistics provided recently by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), the number of

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Disability Ruling by First Circuit Concludes That Uniform Application of Attendance Policy Was Non-Discriminatory

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for

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2018 EEO-1 Filing Season Now Underway for “Component 1” Data; No Decision Yet From EEOC on Whether “Component 2” Pay Data Must Also Be Submitted

The 2018 reporting season for Employer Information (EEO-1) Reports officially began this week, with the launch of the 2018 EEO-1

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That Filing a Charge Is a Mandatory Prerequisite To Bringing a Lawsuit Under Title VII

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

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