Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Seeking Final Approval for Its Proposed Expansion of the EEO-1 Report To Collect Pay and Hours Worked Data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken the next required step in its announced plan to modify the annual

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EEOC Issues One-Sided Analysis of Its Systemic Discrimination Enforcement Program, Signals Even More Aggressive Approach Is Needed

Ten years ago, a special Task Force of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Report recommending that the

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NT Lakis Comments to EEOC on Proposed Revised National Origin Discrimination Guidance Urge Agency To Stay Within Title VII’s Boundaries

NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the agency’s proposal to revise

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Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Bass Pro Gives EEOC More Leverage In Bringing Title VII Class-Based Claims

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity

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NT Lakis Lawyers Create “Federal Compliance Initiative Scorecard” Summarizing Major Employment-Related Actions Undertaken During the Obama Administration

In light of the very active employment-related regulatory and policy agenda that has been pursued by federal enforcement agencies during

Final Report of Special EEOC Task Force Concludes Workplace Harassment Persists at Unacceptable Levels

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a final Report and recommendations based on the input of the

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Arguing That ADEA Does Not Permit “Subgroup” Disparate Impact Claims

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

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EEOC Issues Three New Fact Sheets on Pay Equality, Pregnancy Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released three new “fact sheets” related to pay equity and pregnancy discrimination.  One

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Lowe’s Agrees To Pay $8.6 Million To Settle ADA Lawsuit Challenging Company’s Maximum Leave Policy

Under the terms of a formal settlement agreement reached between home improvement retailer Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and the Equal

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