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EEO-1 Update: EEOC Gets Court Permission To Close “Component 2” Filing Deadline for 2017-2018 Data, Effective February 14; 2019 Reporting Requirements for “Component 1” Data Remain On Hold Until EEOC Takes Further Action

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that the filing deadline for 2017-2018 “Component 2” pay and hours-worked

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Second Circuit in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant Rules That Agreed-To “Offer of Judgment” To Settle FLSA Case Does Not Require Judicial Approval

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently became the first federal appeals court to rule that an

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Second Circuit Rules in Lenzi v. Systemax That Jury Should Decide Whether Market-Based Pay Levels Support Plaintiff’s Claim of Title VII Sex Discrimination

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit arguably has lowered the bar for allowing a female plaintiff to

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Latest Ruling by Eighth Circuit in Long-Running CRST Van Expedited Case Confirms $3.3 Million Fee Award Against EEOC for Bringing Frivolous Lawsuit

In a case that began with the filing of a Title VII discrimination lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Federal Courts Erect Temporary Roadblocks To Enforcement of Two of California’s Controversial New Employment Laws

As previously reported by NT Lakis, last year the California legislature approved and the Governor signed a number of significant

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Oracle Escalates Legal Dispute With OFCCP, Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Challenging Agency’s Entire Administrative Enforcement Regime

In 2014 the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a routine compliance audit of

By |2019-12-09T10:06:45-05:0012/9/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Oracle Escalates Legal Dispute With OFCCP, Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Challenging Agency’s Entire Administrative Enforcement Regime

FMLA Lawsuits Filed Directly in Federal Court in FY 2019 Once Again Outpaced Number of Administrative Complaints Resolved by Labor Department

According to data provided to us recently by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, there were 1,316 lawsuits

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EEO-1 “Component 2” Update: Court Denies EEOC’s Claim That Data Collection Is Complete, Orders Agency To Keep Filing Portal Open

The federal trial court that earlier this year ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to collect so-called Component 2

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EEO-1 “Component 2” Update: EEOC Intends To Keep Online Filing Portal Open Until November 11

According to a filing submitted this week to the federal court that ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to

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EEO-1 “Component 2” Update: EEOC Keeping Online Portal Open Beyond September 30 To Allow Filers More Time

As of September 25, 2019, 39.7% of eligible filers had completed submission of their EEO-1 “Component 2” data reports, according

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