Agency Enforcement

Fifth Circuit Rules That Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits Did Not Preclude ADA Failure To Accommodate Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu Stepping Aside Effective November 6, Career Official Tom Dowd Named Interim Director

Patricia Shiu, the director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) since 2009 and one

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Comments With OFCCP Requesting Additional Flexibility Regarding Section 503/4212 Compliance Requirements

NT Lakis lawyers have submitted written comments to the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in

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NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Ninth Circuit To Overturn Problematic ADA Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers, joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of

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EEOC Adopts New Four-Year “Strategic Enforcement Plan”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a new, four-year Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), which makes a number of

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NT Lakis Brief to Seventh Circuit Argues Agency Cannot Continue To Pursue Charge That Court Found To Be Meritless

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in an

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New Report by Government Accountability Office Recommends Improvements in OFCCP Enforcement and Outreach Practices

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the research and investigatory arm of Congress, has released a new report examining the enforcement

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OFCCP Launches Expansion of Its “Mega Construction Project Program”

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced an expansion of its “Mega Construction Project

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12th Annual Corporate “Litigation Trends” Survey Continues To Show That Labor and Employment Lawsuits Are a Main Concern for Company Lawyers

The latest annual survey on corporate litigation trends conducted by the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP finds that

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