Policies and Practices

EEOC ORDERED TO PAY COMPANY’S ATTORNEY’S FEES FOR DEFENDING COMMISSION’S BACKGROUND CHECK LAWSUIT

A federal trial court in Maryland has slapped the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a substantial attorney's fees

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THIRD CIRCUIT SAYS PAID SUSPENSION DURING MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION NOT DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that suspending an employee with pay pending an investigation

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MINIMUM WAGE APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WILL INCREASE TO $10.15 IN 2016

Early in 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13568, establishing a minimum wage for certain federal contractor and subcontractor employees.

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NT LAKIS FILES U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF ON BEHALF OF EEAC IN SIGNIFICANT OVERTIME CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE

NT Lakis has filed with the U.S. Supreme Court a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Equal Employment Advisory Council

By |2020-09-21T13:55:26-05:008/25/2015|Categories: Policies and Practices, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT LAKIS FILES U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF ON BEHALF OF EEAC IN SIGNIFICANT OVERTIME CLASS CERTIFICATION CASE