Monthly Archives: September 2019

EEO-1 Component 2 Data Update: EEOC To Begin Calling Non-Filers, Moving Ahead With Plans To Extend EEO-1 Component 1 Reporting for Three More Years

In its latest status report to the federal court that earlier this year ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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Increasing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employee Selection Practices Serves As Backdrop for New OFCCP FAQs

In the context of the growing trend by many companies to use various forms of artificial intelligence to more quickly

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Trump-Appointed NLRB Majority Issues More Employer-Friendly Decisions, Will Revisit Standard for When Offensive Conduct Loses Labor Law Protection

Over the last few months, the Trump-appointed majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has hit its stride, issuing

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Eighth Circuit Rules That Plaintiff’s “Mere Review” of Arbitration Provision Did Not Constitute Acceptance

In a case that serves as an example of how technical pitfalls can doom enforcement of a mandatory arbitration agreement,

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2018 American Time Use Survey Shows Only Minor Work Variations From Previous Year, With Exception of Notable Increase of Women in Part-Time Jobs Working From Home

Results from the 2018 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), an annual government report tabulating the various activities U.S. workers engage

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That But-For Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the burden of

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Labor Department Proposes Changes to Optional Forms Employers Can Use To Comply With FMLA Notice Requirements

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) has published proposed changes to the optional forms that employers can

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Commission Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating 2012 Criminal History Guidance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled recently that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its

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