Agency Enforcement

EEOC Continues Steps to Transition to Online Interactions by Piloting New Inquiry and Appointment Portal in Five Offices

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took another step in its efforts to take its activities online and make itself

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Recently Announced Agreements Involve Several Compensation Discrimination Cases

NT Lakis staff recently conducted a review of financial settlements involving enforcement actions brought by the Labor Department’s Office of

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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

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OFCCP Submits Formal Request to OMB for Approval of Proposed Changes to Form (CC-4) for Accepting Discrimination Complaints

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has made a formal request to the White House Office

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Labor Department Reports FMLA Complaint Resolutions Fell to All-Time Low Last Year, Even as FMLA Lawsuits Continued To Increase

Enforcement statistics covering fiscal year (FY) 2016 published recently by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) show

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Fast Food Executive Andrew Puzder Withdraws as Labor Nominee; President Trump Taps Former Federal Prosecutor Alexander Acosta as Replacement

On February 15, President Trump’s pick to be the next secretary of labor, restaurant executive Andrew Puzder, withdrew from consideration

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“Midnight” Lawsuits? OFCCP Filed 10 New Administrative Enforcement Actions Between November Election and Inauguration

Just days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

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