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Seventh Circuit Rules in EEOC v. Union Pacific That EEOC Can Continue Charge Investigation Even After Underlying Claims Are Found To Be Without Merit

In a decision that seems to defy logic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that

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OFCCP v. Google Dispute Goes to Labor Department’s Administrative Review Board; Final Resolution Could Be Months Away

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is engaged in a formal dispute with Google Inc. regarding

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Divided Eighth Circuit Panel Rules in Cooper Tire That Racist Outbursts on Picket Line Were Protected Conduct Under the NLRA

A divided, three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, upholding a decision of the National

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Recent Rulings by Two Federal Appeals Courts Relax Burden of Proof for Plaintiffs Claiming FMLA Retaliation

Among other things, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits an employer from retaliating against employees who exercise

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Sharply Divided NLRB, Ruling in Butler Medical Transport, Once Again Strikes Down Employer’s Social Media Policy as Overly Broad

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), the quasi-judicial agency with responsibility for enforcing federal labor-management law, has once

By |2017-08-18T13:50:20-05:008/18/2017|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Sharply Divided NLRB, Ruling in Butler Medical Transport, Once Again Strikes Down Employer’s Social Media Policy as Overly Broad

EEOC’s Change in Filing Period for Expanded EEO-1 Creates Data “Synchronizing” Challenges Regarding VETS-4212 Report

Federal contractors are required to file two annual reports regarding the composition of their workforce:  the Employer Information Report (EEO-1)

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Trump Administration Issues First Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda; Primary Focus Is on Revising or Rescinding Obama-Era Initiatives

Under federal law, most executive branch agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),

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