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
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
Recent DOJ Actions Alleging Workplace Discrimination Against Non-Citizens Legally Authorized To Work in U.S. Serve as Reminder That Law Protects Them
It may seem counterintuitive given the Trump Administration’s focus on protecting U.S. workers from job exploitation by foreign workers, but
With Democrats Now in Total Control, New York Has Enacted a Number of Pro-Worker Employment Laws This Year
A number of significant employment law changes have been approved so far this year by the U.S. House of Representatives,
Democratic Majority in House of Representatives Has Been Busy Passing Host of Pro-Employee Workplace Bills, Setting Stage for Major Employment Law Changes if Political Dynamics Shift
Last November’s election gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight years.
D.C. Circuit Rules That Reduction-In-Force Is a “Particular Employment Practice” Under Title VII That Can Give Rise to Disparate Impact Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled recently that a group of terminated African American
Senate Confirms Sharon Gustafson as New EEOC General Counsel, Commissioner Charlotte Burrows for Second Term
Before leaving for its summer recess last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees for critical positions at the Equal
Employers Still Face Uncertainty on Duty To Accommodate Pregnancy Four Years After Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling in Young v. UPS
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), proposed federal legislation that would impose an affirmative obligation on an employer to reasonably
State and Local Employment Law Round-Up, 2019 Mid-Year Edition
NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the latest edition of our periodic State and Local Employment Law Round-Up. We
Ruling by Tenth Circuit Highlights Once Again How Courts Are Inclined To Enforce Overbroad EEOC Subpoenas
In yet another example of how the federal courts typically side with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when a