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Once Again Invoking Congressional Review Act, Congress Repeals Controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Anti-Arbitration Rule

The U.S. Congress has once again utilized the expedited procedures provided in the once obscure Congressional Review Act (CRA) to

By |2017-11-10T14:48:59-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Once Again Invoking Congressional Review Act, Congress Repeals Controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Anti-Arbitration Rule

Turnabout Is Fair Play?: North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Barring State Contractors From LGBT Discrimination

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) has issued Executive Order 24, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender

By |2017-11-10T14:47:26-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts, State Standards|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Turnabout Is Fair Play?: North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Barring State Contractors From LGBT Discrimination

DOL Appeals Ruling Invalidating Obama Overtime Rule in Strategic Move To Preserve Agency’s Authority To Issue a New Final Rule

In a move that has created some confusion, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed an appeal of the

By |2017-11-04T17:00:24-05:0011/4/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on DOL Appeals Ruling Invalidating Obama Overtime Rule in Strategic Move To Preserve Agency’s Authority To Issue a New Final Rule

EU’s First Annual Review of Privacy Shield Framework Finds It Is “Providing an Adequate Level of Protection”

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the European Union (EU) through its executive arm the European Commission (EC) agreed

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0011/4/2017|Categories: Policies and Practices|Tags: , , |Comments Off on EU’s First Annual Review of Privacy Shield Framework Finds It Is “Providing an Adequate Level of Protection”

Lessons OFCCP Might Learn From Its Audit Data To Better Target Its Limited Enforcement Resources

OFCCP’s heavy-handed approach to enforcement during the Obama Administration did not reveal significantly more discrimination violations than the less aggressive

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0010/29/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Lessons OFCCP Might Learn From Its Audit Data To Better Target Its Limited Enforcement Resources

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing That Ninth Circuit Was Wrong in Permitting Inadmissible Evidence To Support Class Certification

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a wage and hour case, urging

By |2017-10-29T19:43:22-05:0010/29/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing That Ninth Circuit Was Wrong in Permitting Inadmissible Evidence To Support Class Certification

Federal Court Orders EEOC To Partially Reimburse CRST Van Expedited for Fees Incurred in Having To Defend Against Agency’s Frivolous Class Action Lawsuit

In a long-running case that has gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and back, a federal trial

By |2017-10-29T19:41:14-05:0010/29/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Federal Court Orders EEOC To Partially Reimburse CRST Van Expedited for Fees Incurred in Having To Defend Against Agency’s Frivolous Class Action Lawsuit