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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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OFCCP v. Google Dispute Goes to Labor Department’s Administrative Review Board; Final Resolution Could Be Months Away

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is engaged in a formal dispute with Google Inc. regarding

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Trump Administration Issues First Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda; Primary Focus Is on Revising or Rescinding Obama-Era Initiatives

Under federal law, most executive branch agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),

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President Trump’s New Executive Order on Apprenticeship Programs May Impact Obama Administration’s Revised Affirmative Action Regulations

President Trump recently signed a new executive order (E.O.) designed to increase the number of apprenticeship programs in the United

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OFCCP, EEOC FY 2018 Budget Justification Statements Call on Agencies To Implement Merger Proposal

President Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2018 (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018) budget request to Congress includes a proposal

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With OMB on Trump Administration’s Executive Branch Reorganization Proposal

NT Lakis attorneys filed detailed written comments this week with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing

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President Trump’s Proposed FY 2018 Budget Calls for Merger of OFCCP Into EEOC, Paid Parental Leave, Mandatory E-Verify

President Trump this week delivered his much-anticipated proposed first budget, which would fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY)

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Trump Administration Giving Scrutiny to H-1B Visa Program for Highly Skilled Foreign Workers

Immigration reform, including changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreigners, was a centerpiece of then-candidate Donald Trump’s

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