Ninth Circuit Rules That Mandatory Arbitration Class Waivers Violate Federal Labor Law, Widening Split Among Federal Circuits
Widening a growing split among the federal appeals courts regarding the legality of a class action waiver contained in an
Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Employer Solutions Staffing Group v. ICE Sheds Light on the I-9 Form’s Attestation Requirement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision recently that serves to remind employers of their
EEOC’s Final Revised Guidance on Workplace Retaliation Continues To Take Broad View of Protected Conduct
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace retaliation under the
Regulatory Reform Still on Congressional Agenda
As Congress returns from its summer recess this week, regulatory reform is still very much on the congressional agenda. Although
Federal Court Rules That Attorney Work-Product Protections Waived by Submissions to OFCCP
A federal district court ruled recently that a federal contractor must disclose to the plaintiff documents containing the legal conclusions
SEC Goes After Company For Using Release Language That Allegedly Deprived Employees of Their Right To Claim Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Awards
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal agency that has primary responsibility for enforcing the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform
USERRA Discrimination Complaints Filed with DOL Dropped to 10-Year Low Last Year
The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) recently released enforcement statistics regarding employment discrimination complaints filed with
2016 VETS-4212 Report Filing Season Now Underway; Contract Dollar Threshold for Reporting Has Been Increased
The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) officially opened the 2016 filing season on August 1, 2016,
NT Lakis Brief to Tenth Circuit Argues That Lower Court Ruled Correctly in Denying Enforcement of Overly-Broad EEOC Subpoena
NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in an
Not So Fast, EEOC: Seventh Circuit Rules That Title VII Does Not Protect Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) bars employers from discriminating in the terms, conditions, and