President Trump Submits Key EEOC and Justice Department Nominations to Congress
President Trump recently announced his choices to fill two key federal civil rights positions, one to fill a slot at
NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of NLRB’s Questionable Anti-Arbitration Rule
NT Lakis attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an important case testing the claimed legal authority
First Circuit Rules That 12-Month Leave Extension Is Not a “Reasonable” Accommodation Under the ADA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held recently that a plaintiff’s request for an additional 12 months
Supreme Court Once Again Strikes Down State Rule That Contradicts Federal Arbitration Act
Continuing a long line of pro-arbitration decisions, the Supreme Court once again has ruled that a state law making it
“Headscarf Ban” Rulings Offer Comparisons Between European Union and U.S. Legal Principles Governing Workplace Religious Discrimination
Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the “Supreme Court” of the 28-nation European Union (EU), issued much
NT Lakis Brief Urges Supreme Court To Overturn California’s Anti-Arbitration “Iskanian Rule”
NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court in a case involving important issues of federal
Supreme Court Back to Full Complement of Nine Justices as New Justice Neil Gorsuch Assumes Seat
Shortly before departing for its customary Easter recess, the Senate confirmed Tenth Circuit Court Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as
Eighth Circuit Rules That the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act Does Not Preclude Arbitration of Age Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that the federal Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA),
Seventh Circuit Rules That Title VII Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Contrary to Decisions by Other Federal Appeals Courts
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a split ruling that includes a lengthy dissent, has
D.C. Circuit Rules That Broadly Worded Confidentiality Agreement Violates Federal Labor Law, But Orders Reconsideration of Nondisclosure Policy
In a closely watched case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled recently that an