Fourth Circuit Holds That “But-For” Standard Applies to ADA Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has joined two other federal appeals courts in concluding that a
Ruling By Eighth Circuit Concludes That Severe Obesity Must Have Physiological Origin Before ADA Protection Kicks In
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, joining two other federal appeals courts that have addressed the issue,
North Carolina’s Controversial New “Bathroom Law” Has No Direct Compliance Implications for Private-Sector Businesses
As widely reported in the media, on March 24, 2016, the state of North Carolina enacted a controversial new law
EEOC Launches New Online Charge Status Tool as Agency Continues To Digitize Its Discrimination Charge System
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is working on a multi-phase initiative to “digitize” its discrimination charge processing system. Phase
NT Lakis Lawyers Submit Written Comments to EEOC Questioning Utility of Agency’s Proposed Pay Collection Proposal
NT Lakis lawyers submitted comprehensive written comments last week to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in response to the
Ruling by Ninth Circuit Gives Liberal Interpretation to EEOC’s Duty To Conciliate Under Supreme Court’s Mach Mining Test
In an important decision issued last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mach Mining v. EEOC that a court
Mike Eastman Testifies at EEOC Public Hearing on Proposed Pay Data Changes to the EEO-1
Mike Eastman, NT Lakis Of Counsel, was one of several witnesses who presented testimony last week at the Equal Employment Opportunity
Fourth Circuit Rules That Different Physical Testing Standards for Men and Women Do Not Necessarily Violate Title VII
In what the court refers to as a “relatively novel issue,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
ADA Ruling by Fourth Circuit Declines To Find That “Driving” Was an Essential Function of Pharmaceutical Sales Rep’s Job
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reinstated and sent to trial a lawsuit alleging that the
EEOC Revises Internal Procedures To Give Charging Party Greater Access to Employer’s “Position Statement”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has adopted a new nationwide policy, effective January 1, 2016, that calls for the