Monthly Archives: November 2019

EEOC Holds Public Hearing on Future of EEO-1 “Component 2” Reporting; NT Lakis Partner Mike Eastman Testifies in Favor of Agency’s Intent Not To Renew

NT Lakis Partner Mike Eastman was one of several invited witnesses who presented testimony last week to the Equal Employment

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OFCCP’s FY 2019 Enforcement Numbers Show a 30% Increase in Closed Audits Over Previous Year, Record Amount in Monetary Benefits

Enforcement data posted recently by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) show a 30%

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FMLA Lawsuits Filed Directly in Federal Court in FY 2019 Once Again Outpaced Number of Administrative Complaints Resolved by Labor Department

According to data provided to us recently by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, there were 1,316 lawsuits

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New OFCCP Directive Instructs Compliance Officers To Ask Questions To Determine Whether a Contractor Is Discriminating Against Spouses of Protected Veterans

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive stating that compliance officers will begin

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EEOC Has Begun Rescinding Certain Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents in Response to Trump Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

In what appears to be in direct response to a number of regulatory reform Executive Orders issued by President Trump

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OFCCP’s Increasing Use of Early Resolution Procedures (ERPs) To Settle Enforcement Actions Highlights Program’s Pros and Cons

Increasingly, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is reaching settlements by using its Early

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NT Lakis Lawyers Submit Written Comments to the EEOC Supporting Agency’s Announced Intent To Seek Three-Year Extension of EEO-1 Component 1 Data Reporting, Without Component 2

NT Lakis lawyers filed written comments this week with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in response to a request

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