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NT Lakis Lawyers’ Brief to Supreme Court Urges Reversal of Problematic Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an important case regarding the scope

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President Trump Signs Short-Term Funding Bill Sparing OFCCP and Other Enforcement Agencies From Major Budget Cuts for Now

President Trump has signed a bill that will keep the federal government funded into December. The spending bill, which also

By |2020-09-21T13:54:58-05:009/16/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on President Trump Signs Short-Term Funding Bill Sparing OFCCP and Other Enforcement Agencies From Major Budget Cuts for Now

Labor Department No Longer Enforcing “Tip Rule,” Announces Plans To Formally Rescind

When paying certain nonexempt tipped employees, an employer has the option under the so-called “tip credit” provision in the Fair

By |2017-09-16T12:49:12-05:009/16/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department No Longer Enforcing “Tip Rule,” Announces Plans To Formally Rescind

Three Recent “WARN Act” Decisions Underscore Importance of Knowing Rules That Apply to Mass Layoffs and Plant Closings

Court decisions interpreting the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act have been relatively rare since that law was

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President Trump Nominates Former Bush White House Counsel Cheryl Stanton to Serve as Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Administrator

President Trump has nominated Cheryl Stanton, who served in the White House Counsel’s office during the George W. Bush Administration,

By |2017-09-08T14:10:48-05:009/8/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on President Trump Nominates Former Bush White House Counsel Cheryl Stanton to Serve as Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Administrator

Delaware, Oregon, and San Francisco Join Expanding Group of Jurisdictions That Bar Employers From Asking Applicants About Salary History

Delaware, Oregon, and San Francisco recently joined the growing list of jurisdictions that have adopted laws preventing employers from inquiring

By |2017-09-08T14:05:51-05:009/8/2017|Categories: State Standards|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Delaware, Oregon, and San Francisco Join Expanding Group of Jurisdictions That Bar Employers From Asking Applicants About Salary History

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, But Gives Congress Six Months To Act Before Program Completely Terminates

President Trump this week ordered an end to the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program that was put in

By |2017-09-08T14:04:38-05:009/8/2017|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, But Gives Congress Six Months To Act Before Program Completely Terminates