Hiring Discrimination

OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

For anyone who believed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) would ease off

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2020-09-21T13:54:21-05:0010/20/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Adverse Impact, Compensation, Conciliation Agreement, Early Resolution Procedures, Hiring Discrimination, OFCCP, OFCCP Settlement|Comments Off

Seventh Circuit Joins Eleventh Circuit in Holding That ADEA Does Not Permit Disparate Impact Claims by “Outside” Applicants

In an important decision, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has joined the en banc Eleventh

By Jose Galvan|2019-02-08T20:10:35-05:002/8/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: ADEA, Disparate Impact, Hiring Discrimination|Comments Off

Beware of State Laws That Bar Employment Application Questions That Could Signal an Applicant’s Age

NT Lakis attorneys have received calls recently from a number of employers reporting that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights

By Michelle Sumner|2017-09-01T13:33:14-05:009/1/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Age Discrimination, Hiring Discrimination, State and Local Law|Comments Off

Most Recent OFCCP Enforcement Settlements Continue to Close Out Aging Audits

OFCCP has recently announced a number of settlements in the form of conciliation agreements, all dealing with audits going back

By Amy Beth Leasure|2016-11-23T15:13:03-05:0011/23/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Talent Acquisition and Management|Tags: Compensation, Conciliation Agreement, Hiring Discrimination, OFCCP, Pregnancy|Comments Off

Federal Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Limiting Recruiter Access to Race/Ethnicity Data

A federal trial court in New Jersey recently dismissed a plaintiff’s Title VII lawsuit accusing a company of race discrimination

By Danny Petrella|2016-11-18T16:03:53-05:0011/18/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment, Talent Acquisition and Management|Tags: EEOC, Hiring Discrimination, OFCCP, Self-Identification, Talent Acquisition, Title VII|Comments Off

OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation

More than 20 years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a compliance review at

By Danny Petrella|2016-06-03T12:45:12-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Administrative Enforcement, Hiring Discrimination, Litigation, OFCCP|Comments Off