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Detailed FY 2016 EEOC Enforcement Numbers Show Continued Increase in Disability and LGBTQ Charges

According to detailed enforcement and litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) released

By |2017-02-03T10:35:09-05:002/3/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Detailed FY 2016 EEOC Enforcement Numbers Show Continued Increase in Disability and LGBTQ Charges

“Ban-the-Box” Update: Number of States and Localities That Ban Criminal History Inquiries on Job Applications Continues To Expand

There are now at least nine states and numerous local jurisdictions that prohibit private employers from asking job applicants about

By |2017-01-20T08:03:23-05:001/20/2017|Categories: Background Checks, Talent Acquisition and Management|Tags: , , |Comments Off on “Ban-the-Box” Update: Number of States and Localities That Ban Criminal History Inquiries on Job Applications Continues To Expand

New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has finalized a rule that significantly increases the minimum salary threshold for the state’s

By |2017-01-06T16:12:16-05:001/6/2017|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Denial of Overly Broad EEOC Subpoena

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court in an important case involving the overreaching investigation

By |2016-12-11T22:22:49-05:0012/11/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Denial of Overly Broad EEOC Subpoena

Guide to the FLSA’s “White-Collar” Exemptions: Part I – The Executive Exemption

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the first guide in a new three-part series focused on the so-called “white-collar”

By |2016-12-04T20:44:10-05:0012/4/2016|Categories: Compliance Tools, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Guide to the FLSA’s “White-Collar” Exemptions: Part I – The Executive Exemption