Discrimination

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with En Banc Seventh Circuit, Urging Court To Overturn Troubling Panel Ruling Allowing EEOC To Resume Charge Investigation After Trial Court Finds No Violation

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals urging reversal of a

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Latest Cases Show Continuing Focus on Compensation and Steering Claims

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present our latest summary of recent financial settlements arising from OFCCP complaints and compliance

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Seventh Circuit Rules in EEOC v. Union Pacific That EEOC Can Continue Charge Investigation Even After Underlying Claims Are Found To Be Without Merit

In a decision that seems to defy logic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Fired Medical Marijuana User Has Disability Discrimination Claim Under State Law

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court, has ruled that an employee who used marijuana for medical purposes

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Latest Cases Feature “Steering” Allegations, Entry-Level Hiring Discrimination

In the last few weeks, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced several settlements

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OFCCP Continues To Settle Pending Enforcement Actions at Rapid Pace, Including Decades-Old NationsBank Litigation

Twenty-four years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) first initiated a compliance review of a

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Title VII Ruling by Fifth Circuit Provides Textbook Example of Importance of Raising “McDonnell Douglas” Defenses

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the pre-trial dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit,

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Recently Announced Agreements Involve Several Compensation Discrimination Cases

NT Lakis staff recently conducted a review of financial settlements involving enforcement actions brought by the Labor Department’s Office of

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Hair Testing Ruling by First Circuit Illustrates Challenge of Defending Selection Practice Against Adverse Impact Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has remanded a case to a trial court jury for a

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