Discrimination and Harassment

Tenth Circuit Joins Most Other Federal Appellate Courts in Finding That Failure To File a Timely EEOC Charge Does Not Necessarily Bar Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has come to the conclusion that filing a timely charge with

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The New York State and New York City Interactive Sexual Harassment Training Requirements: A Comparison

Earlier this year both the State of New York (NYS) and New York City (NYC) enacted new sexual harassment prevention

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President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

President Trump has signed into law legislation (H.R. 6157) providing funding for the Department of Labor (DOL) and related agencies,

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated ADA by Requiring an Applicant To Pay for Post-Offer Follow-Up Medical Test

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer’s insistence that an applicant with a

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That “Cy Pres” Is an Acceptable Device for Settling Class Action Claims as Long as Terms Are “Fair, Reasonable, and Adequate”

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to affirm an appeals court

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New York State Publishes Draft Model Policy and Training Course as Required Under State’s New Sexual Harassment Prevention Law

In April of this year the state of New York enacted comprehensive legislation aimed at combating workplace sexual harassment. Included

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