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NT Lakis Lawyers’ Comments to EEOC on Agency’s Draft Workplace Harassment Guidance Urge Revisions Consistent With Settled Legal Principles

NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding the agency’s proposed enforcement guidance

By |2020-09-21T13:55:02-05:003/31/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers’ Comments to EEOC on Agency’s Draft Workplace Harassment Guidance Urge Revisions Consistent With Settled Legal Principles

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fourth Circuit, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers recently submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in an important case regarding

By |2017-03-17T16:18:57-05:003/17/2017|Categories: Contingent Workers, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fourth Circuit, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

Despite Substantial Investment of Time and Resources, EEOC Fails To Convince Massachusetts Jury That Texas Roadhouse Committed Age Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently suffered a major setback in a high-profile lawsuit accusing restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse

By |2017-03-10T16:24:24-05:003/10/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Despite Substantial Investment of Time and Resources, EEOC Fails To Convince Massachusetts Jury That Texas Roadhouse Committed Age Discrimination

High-Profile Tech Industry “No Poaching” Settlement Serves as a Reminder of Potential Workplace Antitrust Risks

Parties to a long-running case accusing company defendants of colluding to suppress competition by pledging not to “poach” each other’s

By |2020-09-21T13:55:04-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Compensation, Talent Acquisition and Management|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on High-Profile Tech Industry “No Poaching” Settlement Serves as a Reminder of Potential Workplace Antitrust Risks

Favorable Ruling by Ninth Circuit Finds That Wage and Hour Claims Were Too Individualized To Justify Class Treatment

A surprisingly favorable decision for employers by the normally employee-friendly U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld

By |2017-02-17T16:41:48-05:002/17/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on Favorable Ruling by Ninth Circuit Finds That Wage and Hour Claims Were Too Individualized To Justify Class Treatment

Hair Testing Ruling by First Circuit Illustrates Challenge of Defending Selection Practice Against Adverse Impact Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has remanded a case to a trial court jury for a

By |2020-09-21T13:55:05-05:002/3/2017|Categories: Background Checks, Discrimination and Harassment, Policies and Practices|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Hair Testing Ruling by First Circuit Illustrates Challenge of Defending Selection Practice Against Adverse Impact Claim

Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently handed down two decisions analyzing the remedies available to successful

By |2020-09-21T13:55:05-05:001/27/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

EEOC Seeking Public Comments on Updated Draft Harassment Enforcement Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published for public comment a draft guidance document to address workplace harassment liability

By |2020-09-21T13:55:05-05:001/20/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on EEOC Seeking Public Comments on Updated Draft Harassment Enforcement Guidance