Discrimination and Harassment

Labor Department Set To Begin Conducting “Blacklisting” Rule “Preassessments”

Under federal regulations and guidance issued recently to implement President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“blacklisting”) Executive Order, prospective

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Obama Administration Publishes Final Regulations and Guidance Implementing President’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, a.k.a. the “Blacklisting” Rule

The federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (E.O.) 13673, better known

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Sixth Circuit Rules That Employees’ Voluntary Choice of How They Wanted to Be Paid Precluded Equal Pay Act Violation

In a somewhat unusual recent case that illustrates the “any other factor other than sex” affirmative defense available to employers

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NT Lakis Lawyers Urge OMB To Reject EEOC’s Proposed Expansion of EEO-1 To Collect Pay Data

NT Lakis lawyers submitted comprehensive written comments this week to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in

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NT Lakis Brief to Tenth Circuit Argues That Lower Court Ruled Correctly in Denying Enforcement of Overly-Broad EEOC Subpoena

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

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Not So Fast, EEOC: Seventh Circuit Rules That Title VII Does Not Protect Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) bars employers from discriminating in the terms, conditions, and

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OFCCP, EEOC Looking at Flat Funding Once Again as Congress Continues To Rebuke Agency Enforcement Tactics

The annual congressional process that will eventually lead to funding the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2017 (October 1,

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Recent OFCCP Financial Settlements Suggest Agency Is Attempting to “Clear the Books” as End of Obama Administration Approaches

It is not uncommon for federal enforcement agencies to attempt to tie-up loose ends as the term of the Administration

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