Harassment

Trump-Appointed NLRB Majority Issues More Employer-Friendly Decisions, Will Revisit Standard for When Offensive Conduct Loses Labor Law Protection

Over the last few months, the Trump-appointed majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has hit its stride, issuing

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Supervisor’s Racially Offensive Epithets Towards Subordinate Constituted Unlawful Racial Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, rejecting a lower court’s application of a “hellish” threshold for establishing

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EEOC Reconvenes Its Harassment Task Force To Hold Public Meeting in Wake of #MeToo Movement

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently reconvened its Harassment Task Force to explore issues that have arisen in

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NLRB “Advice” Memo Concludes NLRB Complaint by Author of Controversial “Google Memo” Did Not Constitute “Protected” Conduct Under Federal Labor Law

An “advice” memorandum issued by the Division of Advice within the Office of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief Urging Full Eighth Circuit To Reverse Three-Judge Panel Ruling That Found Racial Epithets Uttered on Picket Line Were NLRA-Protected

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

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