Discrimination and Harassment

Federal Court Orders EEOC To Partially Reimburse CRST Van Expedited for Fees Incurred in Having To Defend Against Agency’s Frivolous Class Action Lawsuit

In a long-running case that has gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and back, a federal trial

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California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Bill Banning Salary History Inquiries, But Vetoes Bill Requiring “Pay Gap” Reporting

California’s legislative session formally ended on October 15, and Governor Jerry Brown has signed or vetoed almost 1,000 bills, several

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CWC’s 2017 Annual Compliance Conference Highlights

Close to 170 member company representatives attended the Center for Workplace Compliance’s (CWC) 2017 Annual Compliance Conference held last week

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Post-Young Ruling by Eleventh Circuit Illustrates “Fine Line” Between Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure To Accommodate Claims Under Title VII

The prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on pregnancy, and requires

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Ninth Circuit, Arguing That Equal Pay Act Allows for Gender-Neutral Pay Decisions Based on Prior Salary

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in an

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Reversing Obama-Era Policy Position, Attorney General Sessions Issues Memo to Justice Department Personnel Advising That Gender Identity Discrimination Is Not Prohibited by Title VII

In an about face from a 2014 position adopted by the Obama Administration, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued

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Rare Pro-Employer Ruling by Ninth Circuit in Concludes Company Acted Properly in Terminating Worker Who Alleged Disability Discrimination

A “published” decision issued recently by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief Urging Full Eighth Circuit To Reverse Three-Judge Panel Ruling That Found Racial Epithets Uttered on Picket Line Were NLRA-Protected

NT Lakis attorneys, joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the full U.S. Court

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Most Recent USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With DOL Continued To Drop in FY 2016

The most recent enforcement statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) indicate that

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