Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Clarifies Instructions to New EEO-1 Report To Confirm That There Is No Bar to Visual ID of Sex

As part of the formal process regarding approval of the new and expanded EEO-1 Report, which covered employers will have

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NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Ninth Circuit To Overturn Problematic ADA Ruling

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

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EEOC Adopts New Four-Year “Strategic Enforcement Plan”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a new, four-year Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), which makes a number of

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Eleventh Hour Ruling by Federal Court Blocks Major Provisions of “Blacklisting” Rules From Taking Effect

A federal district court in Texas this week issued a preliminary injunction preventing major provisions of President Obama’s Fair Pay

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Full Eleventh Circuit Issues Favorable ADEA Ruling in Villarreal v. R.J. Reynolds, Agreeing With Arguments Made in Brief Filed by NT Lakis Lawyers

Agreeing with arguments made in a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed by NT Lakis lawyers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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Eleventh Circuit Provides Helpful Guidance on Distinguishing Racial Versus Cultural Characteristics in Context of Title VII Challenge to Grooming Policy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that a company’s race-neutral grooming policy, which prohibited certain

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Understanding the Scope of Coverage Under the Obama Administration’s New “Blacklisting” Rules

Executive Order (E.O.) 13673, President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, and its implementing regulations — more commonly

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EEOC’s Proposed Changes to EEO-1 To Add Collection of Pay Data Get Final Approval; Filing Deadline for New Report Is March 31, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received final approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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Federal Government Considering “Limited” Revisions to 1997 Race/Ethnicity Reporting Standards

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published an official notice announcing that it is conducting a

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NT Lakis Brief to Seventh Circuit Argues Agency Cannot Continue To Pursue Charge That Court Found To Be Meritless

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

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