Discrimination and Harassment

Fourth Circuit Rules That Circulating a Scurrilous Rumor About a Co-Worker Can Constitute Unlawful Sexual Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled recently that evidence showing that a male co-worker started and

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EEOC Proposing To Amend Its Procedural Regulations To Allow Individuals To File Discrimination Charges Online

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published proposed changes to its procedural regulations that would, among other things, explicitly

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Conciliation Agreements Negotiated With OFCCP Have Teeth, and the Agency Has Shown Its Intent To Enforce Them

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) most typically will settle material allegations of noncompliance that arise

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New OFCCP Directive Signals Agency’s Intent To Implement Voluntary Compliance Program for “High-Performing” Contractors

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new internal Directive announcing the launch of

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OFCCP Litigation Update: The Latest on the High Profile Google, Convergys, and Oracle Lawsuits

Over the last several weeks, there has been significant, albeit not determinative, movement in three high-profile lawsuits filed by the

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Spending Deal To End Partial Government Shutdown Flat-Funds EEOC, Provides Increases for ICE and USCIS

The spending bill signed by President Trump last week that provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding (through September 30) for

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OFCCP’s Decision To Begin Publishing Complaint Investigation Financial Settlements Sheds Light on a Little Known Area of Agency Enforcement

Recently, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began publishing financial settlement agreements resulting from OFCCP

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NT Lakis Attorneys Create New Resource To Help Employers Stay on Top of State and Local Workplace Compliance Developments

NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to announce the creation of a new resource exclusively for the use of members of

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Seventh Circuit Joins Eleventh Circuit in Holding That ADEA Does Not Permit Disparate Impact Claims by “Outside” Applicants

In an important decision, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has joined the en banc Eleventh

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Recently Posted Cases for First Time Include Complaint Investigation Financial Settlement Agreements

Periodically, NT Lakis attorneys have issued updates summarizing financial settlements made public by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract

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