Discrimination and Harassment

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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Ruling by Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ADEA Disparate Impact Claim, Finds Challenged Practice Was Based on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age

In a recent ruling that underscores the importance of the “reasonable factors other than age” defense to a claim of

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Most Recent USERRA Enforcement Statistics Indicate Slight Uptick in Complaints, Reversing Five-Year Trend

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

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ADEA Ruling by D.C. Circuit Cites Insufficient and Inconsistent Explanations by Employer as Factor in Sending Case to Jury

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is often referred to as the most influential

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Most Recent OFCCP Financial Settlements Continue To Wrap Up Years-Old Audits

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has recently published eight settlements worth noting. As has

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