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OFCCP Issues Promised Guidance on Section 503 Focused Reviews in Advance of Posting New Audit Scheduling List

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has launched a “landing page” dedicated to the agency’s upcoming

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OFCCP’s Revised Section 503 Regulations Will Mandate Disability Resurvey of All Current Employees During a Contractor’s Next AAP Cycle

As an advance reminder to employers that are federal contractors subject to the revised regulations implementing Section 503 of the

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Labor Department’s FY 2018 FMLA Enforcement Numbers Show Seventh Straight Year of Decline in Complaint Resolutions

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enforcement statistics released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fifth Circuit, Urging Court To Reconsider Troubling ADA “Direct Threat” Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging

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EEOC Fails To Meet Court Deadline for Revising Wellness Regulations, Formally Rescinds Incentive Provisions That Court Found Unlawful

The EEOC has formally rescinded two provisions from its regulations governing voluntary corporate wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With OFCCP Supporting Proposed New Leadership in Equal Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award, Urges Additional Improvements

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

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Ruling by Eighth Circuit Concludes That Mere Request for Religious Accommodation Does Not Trigger Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Protection

In a case of first impression, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Written Comments With OFCCP, Supporting Proposed “Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award” and Urging Further Improvements To Broaden Participation

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

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