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
New State Workplace Laws That Go Into Effect on January 1, 2020
There are a number of new state workplace laws passed around the country over the last two years that are
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
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
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
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
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
NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Arguing That National Labor Relations Act Does Not Protect Racist and Sexist Speech at Work
NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in a case
Western Region Update
NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to present the latest installment in “CWC Interstate,” an initiative that we launched earlier this
Sixth Circuit Rules That Broadly Worded Release of Claims Is Enforceable Where Evidence Shows That Plaintiff’s Signature Was “Knowing and Voluntary”
In a recently-decided case that sheds some helpful light on how an employer can use a release of claims to