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The New York State and New York City Interactive Sexual Harassment Training Requirements: A Comparison

Earlier this year both the State of New York (NYS) and New York City (NYC) enacted new sexual harassment prevention

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Urging Reversal of Controversial Obama-Era Decision Limiting Employer’s Right To Regulate Employee Use of Employer-Owned Email

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) urging the

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OFCCP Announces New “Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award” To Recognize Exemplary Efforts by Contractors To Recruit, Hire, Retain, and Promote Individuals With Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced its intent to move forward with

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Federal Trial Court Rules Connecticut Medical Marijuana Law Protects Applicant-User Rejected for Job Under Employer’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy

A federal trial court in Connecticut ruled recently that the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual’s participation in the

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Former Employee Can Take Her ADA Failure To Accommodate and Retaliation Claims to a Jury

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reversing a federal trial court’s granting of summary judgment to the

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President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

President Trump has signed into law legislation (H.R. 6157) providing funding for the Department of Labor (DOL) and related agencies,

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OFCCP To Create “Ombud Service” To Facilitate Resolution of Concerns Expressed by External Stakeholders

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced its intent to create a new Ombud

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