Agency Enforcement

Legislation That Would Require Greater Public Disclosure of Agency Settlement Agreements on Track for Congressional Approval

Congress is poised to pass new legislation that would increase requirements for federal agencies to publicly disclose more information regarding

By |2016-04-16T16:31:06-05:004/16/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Legislation That Would Require Greater Public Disclosure of Agency Settlement Agreements on Track for Congressional Approval

EEOC Launches New Online Charge Status Tool as Agency Continues To Digitize Its Discrimination Charge System

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is working on a multi-phase initiative to “digitize” its discrimination charge processing system.  Phase

By |2016-04-08T14:48:59-05:004/8/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on EEOC Launches New Online Charge Status Tool as Agency Continues To Digitize Its Discrimination Charge System

Ruling by Ninth Circuit Gives Liberal Interpretation to EEOC’s Duty To Conciliate Under Supreme Court’s Mach Mining Test

In an important decision issued last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mach Mining v. EEOC that a court

By |2016-04-01T12:58:44-05:004/1/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Ninth Circuit Gives Liberal Interpretation to EEOC’s Duty To Conciliate Under Supreme Court’s Mach Mining Test

EEOC Revises Internal Procedures To Give Charging Party Greater Access to Employer’s “Position Statement”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has adopted a new nationwide policy, effective January 1, 2016, that calls for the

By |2016-03-11T14:49:36-05:003/11/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on EEOC Revises Internal Procedures To Give Charging Party Greater Access to Employer’s “Position Statement”

Final FY 2015 EEOC Enforcement Numbers Show a Slight Uptick in Charges From Previous Year

According to final enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a

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Labor Department Releases New Fact Sheet on “Joint Employment” Under the FMLA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has issued another document focusing on “joint employment” liability under

By |2016-03-11T14:39:30-05:003/11/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Releases New Fact Sheet on “Joint Employment” Under the FMLA

NT Lakis Lawyers Submit Written Comments on EEOC’s Proposed Guidance on Workplace Retaliation

NT Lakis lawyers have  filed written comments with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the agency’s proposed Enforcement

By |2020-09-21T13:55:21-05:003/4/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers Submit Written Comments on EEOC’s Proposed Guidance on Workplace Retaliation