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OFCCP Gets Approval From OMB To Move Forward With Changes to Functional Affirmative Action Program Designed To Increase Contractor Participation

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a revised directive governing the agency’s functional affirmative

By |2020-09-21T13:54:27-05:007/14/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , |Comments Off on OFCCP Gets Approval From OMB To Move Forward With Changes to Functional Affirmative Action Program Designed To Increase Contractor Participation

President Trump Announces Intent To Nominate DOL Official Keith Sonderling, Renominate Commissioner Charlotte Burrows To Fill EEOC Vacancies

President Trump last week announced his intent to fill two vacancies on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by nominating

By |2019-07-14T21:57:06-05:007/14/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: |Comments Off on President Trump Announces Intent To Nominate DOL Official Keith Sonderling, Renominate Commissioner Charlotte Burrows To Fill EEOC Vacancies

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Review and Rejection of California Rule Disfavoring Arbitration Agreements

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Justices to consider whether a

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USCIS Releases Data Showing That Administration’s Crackdown on Alleged Immigration System Abuse Appears To Be Having Impact on Employment-Related Work Authorizations

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the component agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that administers

By |2019-07-07T22:26:22-05:007/7/2019|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on USCIS Releases Data Showing That Administration’s Crackdown on Alleged Immigration System Abuse Appears To Be Having Impact on Employment-Related Work Authorizations

Ruling by Sixth Circuit Serves as Reminder That Plaintiff Claiming ADA Protection Still Must Prove That a Disability Exists

A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit serves as an important reminder that a

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Written Comments With Labor Department Supporting Proposed Revisions to FLSA’s Joint Employment Rule

NT Lakis lawyers submitted comprehensive written comments with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week in strong support of

By |2019-06-30T11:47:55-05:006/30/2019|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Written Comments With Labor Department Supporting Proposed Revisions to FLSA’s Joint Employment Rule

Ruling by Supreme Court Significantly Broadens Scope of FOIA Exemption Protecting Confidential Information From Public Disclosure

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in a case involving the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that has

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Seventh Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts by Ruling That Even “Extreme” Obesity Must Have a Physiological Cause To Trigger ADA Protection

Addressing the issue for the first time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently that even

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