Justice Department Announces It Will No Longer Rely on Agency Guidance Documents in Bringing “Affirmative Civil Enforcement” Litigation
In a major shift in enforcement policy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will no longer
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Reinstates Opinion Letters
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced recently that it will resume the longstanding practice of issuing
Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”
Just one month after being sworn in as the new secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta has withdrawn two controversial Obama-era
NT Lakis Lawyers’ Comments to EEOC on Agency’s Draft Workplace Harassment Guidance Urge Revisions Consistent With Settled Legal Principles
NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding the agency’s proposed enforcement guidance
USCIS Updates “M-274” I-9 Handbook for Employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the Form I-9
EEOC Seeking Public Comments on Updated Draft Harassment Enforcement Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published for public comment a draft guidance document to address workplace harassment liability
EEOC Issues Revised Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination under Title
OFCCP Rescinds Outdated 1990 Directive on Jurisdiction Contract Dollar Thresholds
A recently disclosed directive issued by former Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Patricia Shiu shortly before she
EEOC’s Final Revised Guidance on Workplace Retaliation Continues To Take Broad View of Protected Conduct
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace retaliation under the
Fifth Circuit Rules In Texas v. EEOC That State Can Challenge EEOC’s 2012 Criminal Records Guidance
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down a surprising decision recently when