Discrimination and Harassment

Most Recent Annual USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With Labor Department Continue To Decline, Hitting Ten-Year Low

Enforcement statistics published recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) show that the number

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House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on EEOC and OFCCP; EEOC Chair Dhillon and OFCCP Director Leen Testify

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held an oversight hearing last week on the current policies and priorities of the

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Federal Trial Court Declines To Certify Claims of Class-wide “Pattern or Practice” Sexual Harassment

In a notable recent class action ruling, an Illinois federal trial court has declined to certify an attempt by a

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Increasing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employee Selection Practices Serves As Backdrop for New OFCCP FAQs

In the context of the growing trend by many companies to use various forms of artificial intelligence to more quickly

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Trump-Appointed NLRB Majority Issues More Employer-Friendly Decisions, Will Revisit Standard for When Offensive Conduct Loses Labor Law Protection

Over the last few months, the Trump-appointed majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has hit its stride, issuing

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That But-For Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the burden of

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Commission Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating 2012 Criminal History Guidance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled recently that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its

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OFCCP Proposing Revisions to Its Regulations Governing E.O. 11246’s Religious Exemption To Increase Scope of Exemption’s Coverage

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to

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