Monthly Archives: June 2019

NT Lakis Lawyers File Comments With OFCCP, Urging the Agency To Reconsider Burdensome Proposed Scheduling Letter Changes

NT Lakis lawyers filed written comments with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week

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Unanimous Supreme Court Rules That Failure To File Title VII Charge With the EEOC Does Not Automatically Bar Plaintiff From Suing

Resolving an important question that the lower courts have wrestled with for years, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that

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Trump Administration Issues Controversial New Health Care Industry “Conscience Protection” Regulations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued revised “conscience protection” regulations to prohibit discrimination by entities

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With OMB, Supporting OFCCP’s FAAP Program Revisions and Urging Further Improvements

NT Lakis attorneys filed written comments this week with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on changes

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NT Lakis Attorneys Submit Written Comments to Labor Department in General Support of Agency’s Proposed Revisions to White Collar Overtime Regulations

NT Lakis attorneys have submitted written comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in response to the agency’s proposal

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House Sends “Equality Act” Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Senate, But Further Action Considered Unlikely

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed and sent to the U.S. Senate one of the Democratic majority’s

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Maine, Washington, and Colorado Join Growing Number of States Barring Employers From Asking Applicants About Salary History

Maine, Washington, and Colorado are the most recent states to ban private employers from asking applicants about salary history. As

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