Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Issues Revised Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination under Title

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Denial of Overly Broad EEOC Subpoena

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court in an important case involving the overreaching investigation

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EEOC Issues Fiscal Year 2016 Performance and Accountability Report Summarizing Enforcement and Litigation Efforts

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published its annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for fiscal year (FY) 2016

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Most Recent OFCCP Enforcement Settlements Continue to Close Out Aging Audits

OFCCP has recently announced a number of settlements in the form of conciliation agreements, all dealing with audits going back

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Settlement Between EEOC and BNV Home Care Serves as Reminder of GINA’s Restrictions on Obtaining Employees’ Genetic Information

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement recently in a class-based discrimination lawsuit brought by the agency against

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits Did Not Preclude ADA Failure To Accommodate Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Federal Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Limiting Recruiter Access to Race/Ethnicity Data

A federal trial court in New Jersey recently dismissed a plaintiff’s Title VII lawsuit accusing a company of race discrimination

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Labor Department Launches New worker.gov Website To Assist Employees in Asserting Their Legal Rights

The Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a new website, worker.gov, designed to provide tools to employees who have questions

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