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“Must Pass” National Defense Bill Could Scale Back Portions of Obama’s “Blacklisting” Executive Order

Before leaving town for the summer congressional recess, both the House and Senate passed their respective versions of the National

By |2016-08-19T15:17:32-05:008/19/2016|Categories: Government Contracts|Tags: , , |Comments Off on “Must Pass” National Defense Bill Could Scale Back Portions of Obama’s “Blacklisting” Executive Order

OFCCP, EEOC Looking at Flat Funding Once Again as Congress Continues To Rebuke Agency Enforcement Tactics

The annual congressional process that will eventually lead to funding the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2017 (October 1,

By |2020-09-21T13:55:13-05:008/12/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on OFCCP, EEOC Looking at Flat Funding Once Again as Congress Continues To Rebuke Agency Enforcement Tactics

EEOC Seeking Final Approval for Its Proposed Expansion of the EEO-1 Report To Collect Pay and Hours Worked Data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken the next required step in its announced plan to modify the annual

By |2016-07-22T13:15:29-05:007/22/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Seeking Final Approval for Its Proposed Expansion of the EEO-1 Report To Collect Pay and Hours Worked Data

NT Lakis Lawyers Create “Federal Compliance Initiative Scorecard” Summarizing Major Employment-Related Actions Undertaken During the Obama Administration

In light of the very active employment-related regulatory and policy agenda that has been pursued by federal enforcement agencies during

Final Report of Special EEOC Task Force Concludes Workplace Harassment Persists at Unacceptable Levels

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a final Report and recommendations based on the input of the

By |2016-06-30T14:15:53-05:006/30/2016|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Final Report of Special EEOC Task Force Concludes Workplace Harassment Persists at Unacceptable Levels

“Talking Points” Guide for Managers and Supervisors on the Labor Department’s New Overtime Regulations

NT Lakis lawyers have prepared a new “Talking Points” guide designed to assist employers in educating managers and supervisors on

By |2020-09-21T13:55:15-05:006/17/2016|Categories: Compliance Tools, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on “Talking Points” Guide for Managers and Supervisors on the Labor Department’s New Overtime Regulations

House of Representatives Likely To Approve Amendments That Would Scale Back Executive Orders

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services has sent to the House floor for likely approval two amendments

By |2020-09-21T13:55:16-05:005/6/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on House of Representatives Likely To Approve Amendments That Would Scale Back Executive Orders

Labor Department’s Controversial New “Persuader” Rule Expands Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized controversial revisions of its so-called “persuader” regulations governing disclosures that employers, labor

By |2016-04-29T15:56:07-05:004/29/2016|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department’s Controversial New “Persuader” Rule Expands Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

Ruling by D.C. Circuit Rejects DOL’s Expansive Interpretation of Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Decision Impacts Coverage of Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Executive Orders

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has rejected an expansive Labor Department (DOL) interpretation of coverage of

By |2020-09-21T13:55:19-05:004/22/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by D.C. Circuit Rejects DOL’s Expansive Interpretation of Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Decision Impacts Coverage of Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Executive Orders

In Written Comments on Proposed Paid Sick Leave Regulations, NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Clear Exemption for Covered Contractors That Already Comply

NT Lakis lawyers submitted written comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) last week in response to the agency’s

By |2020-09-21T13:55:20-05:004/22/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on In Written Comments on Proposed Paid Sick Leave Regulations, NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Clear Exemption for Covered Contractors That Already Comply