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Labor Department Issues “Request for Information” in Anticipation of Revising Obama Administration’s Controversial Overtime Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public input in anticipation of developing further revisions to its regulations implementing the

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OFCCP Has Expanded Its “FOIA Reading Room” To Include Financial Settlements Dating Back to Fiscal Year 2010

In early 2016 the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched a new webpage, referred to

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Two Recent Federal Court Rulings Serve as Reminder That Just One or Two Offensive Remarks Can Trigger Actionable Harassment Claim

Recent rulings by two federal appeals courts finding that just one or two specific derogatory slurs may be enough to

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Eighth Circuit, Reversing NLRB, Rules That Campaign by Workers To Disparage Their Employer Was Not Legally Protected Activity

In a welcome decision issued by the full Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court has ruled that employees who

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NT Lakis Attorneys Send Letter to OMB’s New OIRA Director Renewing Request That OMB Reconsider Its Approval of Revised EEO-1 Report

Earlier this year, NT Lakis attorneys sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the new director of the Trump Administration’s White

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Labor Department ALJ Rules That OFCCP Can Move Up Construction Compliance Audit Based on Verbal Complaints Expressed at Agency Outreach Event

A Labor Department (DOL) administrative law judge (ALJ) has ruled that DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can

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Fifth Circuit Once Again Confirms That Regular Job Attendance Can Be Essential Job Function Under the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to reasonably accommodate a qualified individual with a disability to allow

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House of Representatives Gives Bipartisan Approval to Bill That Continues Federal Support for Vocational Education Programs

In today’s highly partisan congressional environment, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are some issues on which Republicans and

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