EEOC

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Seventh Circuit’s Arbitrary Expansion of EEOC’s Investigatory Authority

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

By |2018-04-07T18:24:50-05:004/7/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Seventh Circuit’s Arbitrary Expansion of EEOC’s Investigatory Authority

EEOC Commissioners Give Final Approval to New Four-Year Strategic Plan, but Delete Helpful Provision in Draft Plan Stressing Need for Balance in Enforcement Efforts

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has given final approval to a new four-year Strategic Plan (Plan) covering Fiscal

By |2020-09-21T13:54:48-05:002/25/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on EEOC Commissioners Give Final Approval to New Four-Year Strategic Plan, but Delete Helpful Provision in Draft Plan Stressing Need for Balance in Enforcement Efforts

President Trump’s Proposed FY 2019 Budget Abandons OFCCP/EEOC Merger Plan, While Slashing Agencies’ Funding; Includes Call for Paid Leave and Mandatory E-Verify

President Trump delivered his second proposed annual budget to Congress earlier this week, containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the

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Census Bureau Announces That It Will Not Make Changes to Race and Ethnicity Categories for the 2020 Decennial Census

In a significant policy determination, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced that the 2020 decennial census will not use a

By |2018-02-16T17:43:35-05:002/16/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Census Bureau Announces That It Will Not Make Changes to Race and Ethnicity Categories for the 2020 Decennial Census

Government Increases Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Workplace-Related Laws

The cost of not complying with federal laws and regulations enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of

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EEOC’s Final FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics Show That One Out of Every Two Charges Filed with the Agency Now Contains an Unlawful Retaliation Claim

According to a recently released categorical breakdown of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 enforcement and litigation

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“Spoliation” Ruling by Tenth Circuit Declines To Find Adverse Inference Against Employer for Missing Hiring Notes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected a request by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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Second Trump Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Again Focuses on Administration’s “Deregulation” Efforts

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

By |2020-09-21T13:54:50-05:0012/31/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Second Trump Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Again Focuses on Administration’s “Deregulation” Efforts