Labor Relations

Labor Department Launches New worker.gov Website To Assist Employees in Asserting Their Legal Rights

The Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a new website, worker.gov, designed to provide tools to employees who have questions

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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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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief in Epic Systems v. Lewis Urging Supreme Court To Rule That Arbitration Class Waivers Do Not Violate the NLRA

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to review and reverse a

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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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Ninth Circuit Rules That Mandatory Arbitration Class Waivers Violate Federal Labor Law, Widening Split Among Federal Circuits

Widening a growing split among the federal appeals courts regarding the legality of a class action waiver contained in an

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Eighth Circuit Urging Court to Reverse NLRB Ruling That Reinstated Picketer Fired for Shouting Racist Epithets

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in an important case involving

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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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Listing of Federal Employment-Related Notice Posting Requirements

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires federal agencies to make annual inflation adjustments to

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