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NLRB Update: Board Issues Two More Rulings Designed To Restore Balance to Employee-Management Rights Under Federal Labor Law

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently issued a major decision in General Motors finding that “employees who

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DOL-VETS Opens 2020 VETS-4212 Filing Season, Submission Deadline Is September 30

The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (DOL-VETS) officially opened the 2020 filing season this week for the

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Over $10 Million in Financial Settlements So Far in FY 2020, Three More Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements Finalized

According to a new batch of financial settlements made public by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance

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Trump Administration, Despite Recent Supreme Court Ruling, Continues To Weigh Rescission of DACA Program, Declines To Act on Any New or Pending Applications

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June in the case of DHS v. Regents of the University of California

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Cross-Border Data Transfers by Some Companies Operating in EU Again in Danger After European High Court Rules That “Privacy Shield” Framework Is Invalid

The European Union’s (EU) highest court has ruled that the so-called “Privacy Shield” Framework is invalid. The Privacy Shield Framework

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Ruling by NLRB in General Motors Overturns Prior Precedent That Protected Racist and Sexist Speech at Work

In a major ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned longstanding precedent that in effect shielded employees’ racist

By |2020-08-02T22:15:33-05:008/2/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by NLRB in General Motors Overturns Prior Precedent That Protected Racist and Sexist Speech at Work

Tenth Circuit, Ruling in Frappied v. Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC and Citing Supreme Court’s Recent Landmark LGBTQ Decision, Allows Title VII “Sex-Plus-Age” Discrimination Claim To Proceed

Does Title VII permit a group of plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit claiming discrimination based on “sex-plus-age,” and if so,

By |2020-08-02T22:13:32-05:008/2/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Tenth Circuit, Ruling in Frappied v. Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC and Citing Supreme Court’s Recent Landmark LGBTQ Decision, Allows Title VII “Sex-Plus-Age” Discrimination Claim To Proceed