Disability

Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated ADA by Requiring an Applicant To Pay for Post-Offer Follow-Up Medical Test

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer’s insistence that an applicant with a

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Guide To Maintaining an OFCCP-Compliant Online “Careers Site”

It has been nearly five years since the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) overhauled its regulations

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated California Law by Failing To Properly Engage in the “Interactive Process” Despite Meeting Its Reasonable Accommodation Obligation

In a case highlighting yet another significant distinction between California law and federal law, and the compliance burden the state’s

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Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy Gets Green Light To Survey Current Employer Practices

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a request from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office

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Best Practices for Centrally Managing and Tracking “Good Faith Efforts” To Meet OFCCP Requirements

In a typical compliance evaluation, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will often demand documented evidence of the

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NT Lakis Staff Releases Fifth Installment of “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

NT Lakis staff is pleased to announce that the fifth and last installment of the “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

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Detailed FY 2016 EEOC Enforcement Numbers Show Continued Increase in Disability and LGBTQ Charges

According to detailed enforcement and litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) released

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DOL Finalizes Revised WIOA “Section 188” Nondiscrimination Rules for Job Training Programs

The Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized revisions to its regulations governing the nondiscrimination provisions of the federal Workforce Innovation

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NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Ninth Circuit To Overturn Problematic ADA Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers, joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of

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