Monthly Archives: July 2020

EEOC Votes To Have National Academy Of Sciences Conduct Independent Analysis of EEO-1 “Component 2” Pay Data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last week that it has voted to fund an independent analysis of the

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CWC Files Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Second Circuit Decision Imposing Class Arbitration in Sterling Jewelers, Inc. v. Jock

NT Lakis recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance  (CWC) with the Supreme Court

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Eleventh Circuit Rules in Jean-Pierre v. Naples Community Hospital That Employee Seeking Religious Accommodation Has Duty To Engage in the Interactive Process

A recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit underscores the principle that while an

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

The issue of how or even whether employers can consider an employee’s prior salary in making a compensation decision in

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CWC’s Template for Assisting Member Companies in Responding to Recent Third Party Requests for Their EEO-1 Reports and Pay Data

A number of government contractors have received one or more requests recently from several different third party entities, including the

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Growing Number of States Have Adopted Laws Protecting Employers from COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Under Certain Conditions

In an effort to encourage businesses to reopen and jump-start the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a

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Ruling by D.C. Circuit in Circus Circus Casinos Tightens Circumstances Under Which Employee Can Trigger “Weingarten” Rights Under the NLRA

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1975 decision in NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc., held that a union-represented employee has the

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Ruling by Federal Trial Court in Rodriguez v. P&G Finds Work-Authorized DACA Beneficiaries May Be Protected From Employment Discrimination Under “Section 1981”

A recent federal trial court decision raises the interesting question of whether beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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