Discrimination

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

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

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,

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

Eleventh Circuit Provides Helpful Guidance on Distinguishing Racial Versus Cultural Characteristics in Context of Title VII Challenge to Grooming Policy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that a company’s race-neutral grooming policy, which prohibited certain

Recent OFCCP Financial Settlements Suggest Agency Is Attempting to “Clear the Books” as End of Obama Administration Approaches

It is not uncommon for federal enforcement agencies to attempt to tie-up loose ends as the term of the Administration