Monthly Archives: April 2019

Two Recent Medical Marijuana Court Rulings Highlight Growing Challenges to Drug-Free Workplace Policies, Even as Use by Workers Hits Highest Level in 14 Years

There are now 33 states and the District of Columbia that have enacted laws permitting the use of medical marijuana,

By Chase Woodley|2020-09-21T13:54:29-05:004/21/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Marijuana|Comments Off on Two Recent Medical Marijuana Court Rulings Highlight Growing Challenges to Drug-Free Workplace Policies, Even as Use by Workers Hits Highest Level in 14 Years

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Timing on EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still Uncertain; Business Groups Tell Court That Real-World Practical Implications Must Be Considered in Setting Filing Deadline

As of this writing, there is still no word on when covered employers will be required by the Equal Employment

By Mike Eastman|2019-04-14T21:43:55-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: Compensation, Disclosure/Reporting, EEO-1|Comments Off on Timing on EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still Uncertain; Business Groups Tell Court That Real-World Practical Implications Must Be Considered in Setting Filing Deadline

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Ruling by Administrative Law Judge Hands Victory to Federal Contractor, Finds Agency Failed To Prove Systemic Compensation Discrimination

In a rare but significant decision involving pay discrimination claims brought by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2019-04-14T21:42:19-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation|Tags: ALJ, Compensation, OFCCP, OFCCP Compliance Review|Comments Off on Ruling by Administrative Law Judge Hands Victory to Federal Contractor, Finds Agency Failed To Prove Systemic Compensation Discrimination

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As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill

As expected, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7),

By Mike Eastman|2019-04-14T21:41:02-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Congress, Legislation, Pay Equity, Paycheck Fairness Act|Comments Off on As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill

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Second Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That the ADA Explicitly Permits “Hostile Work Environment” Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that a qualified individual with a disability could bring

By Chase Woodley|2019-04-14T21:39:37-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: ADA, Hostile Work Environment|Comments Off on Second Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That the ADA Explicitly Permits “Hostile Work Environment” Claims

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Western Region Update

NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to present the third guide in “CWC Interstate,” a new resource exclusively for the use

By Jose Galvan|2019-04-14T21:37:51-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations, State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: Harassment, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave, Safety and Health, State and Local Law|Comments Off on Western Region Update

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What To Expect During an OFCCP “Compliance Check”

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published its 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL),

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2020-09-21T13:54:29-05:004/6/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Compliance Check, CSAL, OFCCP|Comments Off on What To Expect During an OFCCP “Compliance Check”

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Labor Department Proposes Revised and More Balanced Joint Employer Test Under the FLSA

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued a formal proposal to revise its regulations setting

By Mike Eastman|2019-04-06T11:27:09-05:004/6/2019|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: DOL, FLSA, Joint Employer, WHD|Comments Off on Labor Department Proposes Revised and More Balanced Joint Employer Test Under the FLSA

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Ruling by Supreme Court Leaves for Another Day a Determination of Whether Non-Victim Relief Can Ever Be Used To Settle Class-Based Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed on technical grounds a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that class

By Rae Vann|2020-09-21T13:54:29-05:004/6/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Wage and Hour|Tags: Class/Collective Action, Supreme Court|Comments Off on Ruling by Supreme Court Leaves for Another Day a Determination of Whether Non-Victim Relief Can Ever Be Used To Settle Class-Based Claims

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Supervisor’s Racially Offensive Epithets Towards Subordinate Constituted Unlawful Racial Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, rejecting a lower court’s application of a “hellish” threshold for establishing

By Jose Galvan|2020-09-21T13:54:29-05:004/6/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Harassment|Comments Off on Seventh Circuit Rules That Supervisor’s Racially Offensive Epithets Towards Subordinate Constituted Unlawful Racial Harassment

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