Fifth Circuit Rules That Title VII Retaliation Claimant Must Have Reasonable Belief That Unlawful Conduct Occurred
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently considered an issue that comes up fairly regularly in workplace
House of Representatives Likely To Approve Amendments That Would Scale Back Executive Orders
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services has sent to the House floor for likely approval two amendments
NT Lakis Brief to Eleventh Circuit Argues That Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA Are Available Only to Employees, Not Applicants
NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in
Legislation That Would Require Greater Public Disclosure of Agency Settlement Agreements on Track for Congressional Approval
Congress is poised to pass new legislation that would increase requirements for federal agencies to publicly disclose more information regarding
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