Agency Enforcement

EEOC Issues Three New Fact Sheets on Pay Equality, Pregnancy Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released three new “fact sheets” related to pay equity and pregnancy discrimination.  One

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Lowe’s Agrees To Pay $8.6 Million To Settle ADA Lawsuit Challenging Company’s Maximum Leave Policy

Under the terms of a formal settlement agreement reached between home improvement retailer Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and the Equal

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EEOC and OFCCP Enter Into Rare “Joint” Conciliation Agreement with Federal Contractor Asbestos Specialists

In a sign that the federal government’s two equal employment opportunity (EEO) enforcement agencies are following through on their long-promised

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EEOC Asking for Public Comments on Proposed Revisions to Its Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published for public comment proposed revisions to its enforcement guidance on national

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Further Clarify EEOC’s Pre-Suit Obligations Under Title VII

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in yet another case that raises important

By |2016-06-12T08:29:47-05:006/12/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Further Clarify EEOC’s Pre-Suit Obligations Under Title VII

OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation

More than 20 years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a compliance review at

By |2016-06-03T12:45:12-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation

Ruling by Fourth Circuit Allows Agency To Wield Its Subpoena Power in Case Brought on Behalf of Undocumented Workers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can investigate

By |2020-09-21T13:55:15-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Fourth Circuit Allows Agency To Wield Its Subpoena Power in Case Brought on Behalf of Undocumented Workers

EEOC Finalizes ADA and GINA Wellness Program Regulations

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published long-awaited final regulations on the permissible use of voluntary corporate wellness programs

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Unanimous Supreme Court Clarifies Rules For Awarding Attorney’s Fees To Prevailing Defendants Under Title VII

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing defendant under Title VII of

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