Discrimination and Harassment

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

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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

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Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

Overturning its own longstanding precedent regarding the proper standard of proof applicable to claims of discrimination brought under the federal

By |2019-10-27T23:12:47-05:0010/27/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

Federal Court Ruling Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable for Acting on a Customer’s Race-Based Preference

We recently came across a ruling by a federal trial court that serves as a reminder that, in some situations,

By |2019-10-28T08:32:56-05:0010/27/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Federal Court Ruling Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable for Acting on a Customer’s Race-Based Preference

OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

For anyone who believed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) would ease off

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President Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders To Further Implement Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda, With Focus on So-Called Guidance Documents

Reducing the cost of federal regulations and reining in the use of so-called agency guidance documents are two major components

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2019 California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Several New Laws Expanding Workplace Protections

The California legislature has wrapped up its 2019 session with a flurry of activity that includes numerous bills amending the

By |2019-10-20T18:53:02-05:0010/20/2019|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Discrimination and Harassment, State Standards|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 2019 California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Several New Laws Expanding Workplace Protections