ADEA

Eighth Circuit Rules That the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act Does Not Preclude Arbitration of Age Discrimination Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that the federal Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA),

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Despite Substantial Investment of Time and Resources, EEOC Fails To Convince Massachusetts Jury That Texas Roadhouse Committed Age Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently suffered a major setback in a high-profile lawsuit accusing restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse

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Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently handed down two decisions analyzing the remedies available to successful

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Tenth Circuit Rules That “Faragher/Ellerth” Affirmative Defense Applies to Age-Based Hostile Environment Claims

Addressing the issue for the first time, and more definitively than any other federal appeals court to date, the U.S.

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Full Eleventh Circuit Issues Favorable ADEA Ruling in Villarreal v. R.J. Reynolds, Agreeing With Arguments Made in Brief Filed by NT Lakis Lawyers

Agreeing with arguments made in a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed by NT Lakis lawyers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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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

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

By |2016-06-24T11:19:26-05:006/24/2016|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Arguing That ADEA Does Not Permit “Subgroup” Disparate Impact Claims

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

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