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EEOC Publishes New Guidance Documents Regarding EEO Rights of Muslim and Middle Eastern Employees

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published two new "Question-and-Answer" (Q&A) documents addressing workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Arguing That OWBPA Does Not Preclude Arbitration of Age Discrimination Claim

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a

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New York City Becomes Latest Local Jurisdiction To Adopt Workplace Anti-Discrimination Protection for “Caregivers”

Federal anti-discrimination law currently does not explicitly include as a protected class "caregivers," i.e., employees or applicants who take time

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Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a troubling ruling regarding

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Third Circuit Provides Reminder: Title VII Liability Can Extend to More Than One Entity Under “Joint Employer” Theory

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit serves as an important reminder to employers

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