Monthly Archives: January 2020

Latest Ruling by Eighth Circuit in Long-Running CRST Van Expedited Case Confirms $3.3 Million Fee Award Against EEOC for Bringing Frivolous Lawsuit

In a case that began with the filing of a Title VII discrimination lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Ruling by D.C. Circuit in Constellium v. NLRB Lends Credence to Notion That Blatantly Offensive Speech Should Not Be Protected Under Federal Labor Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) failed to

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Labor Department Finalizes Rule Establishing More Balanced Test for Determining Joint Employment Under the FLSA

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized revisions to its regulations setting forth how joint employer status should be

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NT Lakis Attorneys Ask OFCCP To Allow an Additional 30 Days for Comments on Its Proposed Rule To Revise the Procedures for Resolving Alleged “Material” Violations

NT Lakis Lawyers have filed a formal written request with the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With OMB Urging Revisions to OFCCP’s Proposed Construction Compliance Check Scheduling Letters

NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on two new

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NLRB Closes Out 2019 by Issuing Several Significant Decisions Designed To Restore Balance to Federal Labor Law

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the quasi-judicial body responsible for interpreting and enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA),

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House Democratic Majority Picks Up Where It Left Off Last Year, Approves Another Major Pro-Employee Workplace Bill

The 2018 national elections gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight

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Most Recent National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Shows Workplace Suicides Hit All-Time High in 2018

Recently released statistics from the national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), conducted annually by the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau

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