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Employee Advocacy Groups Sue OMB in Attempt To Get Order Reinstating Expanded EEO-1 Report

Two employee advocacy groups have sued the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in federal district court in

By |2017-11-26T14:24:23-05:0011/26/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Employee Advocacy Groups Sue OMB in Attempt To Get Order Reinstating Expanded EEO-1 Report

Labor Department Issues Final Regulations To Implement “HIRE Vets Act” Medallion Program

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations to implement the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0011/17/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Issues Final Regulations To Implement “HIRE Vets Act” Medallion Program

House of Representatives Approves Legislation To Establish Joint Employer Standard Under NLRA and FLSA

In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a controversial new standard for determining whether an employer is a

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Labor Relations, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on House of Representatives Approves Legislation To Establish Joint Employer Standard Under NLRA and FLSA

Once Again Invoking Congressional Review Act, Congress Repeals Controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Anti-Arbitration Rule

The U.S. Congress has once again utilized the expedited procedures provided in the once obscure Congressional Review Act (CRA) to

By |2017-11-10T14:48:59-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Once Again Invoking Congressional Review Act, Congress Repeals Controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Anti-Arbitration Rule

DOL Appeals Ruling Invalidating Obama Overtime Rule in Strategic Move To Preserve Agency’s Authority To Issue a New Final Rule

In a move that has created some confusion, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed an appeal of the

By |2017-11-04T17:00:24-05:0011/4/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on DOL Appeals Ruling Invalidating Obama Overtime Rule in Strategic Move To Preserve Agency’s Authority To Issue a New Final Rule

President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

In September, President Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that had been put

By |2017-10-22T21:40:39-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With DOL-VETS on Proposed HIRE Vets Medallion Regulations, Urging Narrower Exclusionary Criteria

NT Lakis attorneys have filed written comments with the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) in response

By |2017-09-29T13:51:26-05:009/29/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With DOL-VETS on Proposed HIRE Vets Medallion Regulations, Urging Narrower Exclusionary Criteria

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