Agency Enforcement

Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Bass Pro Gives EEOC More Leverage In Bringing Title VII Class-Based Claims

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity

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NT Lakis Lawyers Create “Federal Compliance Initiative Scorecard” Summarizing Major Employment-Related Actions Undertaken During the Obama Administration

In light of the very active employment-related regulatory and policy agenda that has been pursued by federal enforcement agencies during

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

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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