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Beware of State Laws That Bar Employment Application Questions That Could Signal an Applicant’s Age

NT Lakis attorneys have received calls recently from a number of employers reporting that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights

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San Francisco Enacts “Lactation in the Workplace” Ordinance Containing Prescriptive Accommodation Standards

Responding to worker concerns for greater work/life balance, public policy-makers have, among other initiatives, pushed for new laws over the

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Major Investors’ “Workforce Disclosure Initiative” Is Seeking Detailed Workforce Data From Large Multi-National Companies

NT Lakis attorneys have recently received inquiries regarding a survey sent to the CEOs of large multi-national companies by a

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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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