Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC’s FY 2019 Enforcement Numbers Show Fewest Charge Filings in Nearly Thirty Years; Retaliation and Harassment Claims Were the Most Commonly Alleged

Final enforcement and litigation statistics released recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1,

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Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment Lakis is not aware of any courts that have ruled to the contrary.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently in the case of Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s

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Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently in the case of Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s

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House Democratic Majority Picks Up Where It Left Off Last Year, Approves Another Major Pro-Employee Workplace Bill

The 2018 national elections gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight

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EEOC Releases Preliminary FY 2019 Enforcement Statistics Showing Significant Reduction in Its Charge Backlog

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published preliminary statistics that shed light on the agency’s overall enforcement efforts

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Oracle Escalates Legal Dispute With OFCCP, Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Challenging Agency’s Entire Administrative Enforcement Regime

In 2014 the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a routine compliance audit of

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FMLA Lawsuits Filed Directly in Federal Court in FY 2019 Once Again Outpaced Number of Administrative Complaints Resolved by Labor Department

According to data provided to us recently by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, there were 1,316 lawsuits

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EEOC Has Begun Rescinding Certain Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents in Response to Trump Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

In what appears to be in direct response to a number of regulatory reform Executive Orders issued by President Trump

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OFCCP’s Increasing Use of Early Resolution Procedures (ERPs) To Settle Enforcement Actions Highlights Program’s Pros and Cons

Increasingly, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is reaching settlements by using its Early

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