On November 4, 2014, NELA joined the Impact Fund, AARP and other organizations to file an amicus brief in support of respondent EEOC in the case of Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC , Case No. 13-1019, pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The question presented in this case is: Whether and to what...
13-1019 bsac Impact Fund.pdf
NELA filed an amicus brief in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. in support of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s petition for rehearing en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in which the panel reversed a grant of summary judgment...
EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch_NELA Amicus Brief_Final.pdf
NELA was joined by The Arc of the Unites States, the National Disability Rights Network, The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, and Disability Rights Vermont on an amicus brief in this case to ensure that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had a full...
NELAAmiciBrief_08 24 13.pdf
On July 14, 2013, NELA joined AARP in filing an amicus brief supporting Carl Summers, a contract statistician with Altarum Institute Corp. who sustained serious injury to both legs in 2011 accident, in his appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Summers was terminated...
NELA-AARP Amicus Brief_Final (as filed)_07 16 20131.pdf
In This Issue: LEGISLATIVE NEWS Raising Our Voices For Change: URGENT Reminder! NELA Needs Client Stories To Support Civil Rights Tax Relief Act & Arbitration Fairness Act NELA Endorses Tom Perez As Next Labor Secretary Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On D.C. Circuit...
In this issue: Raising Our Voices For Change: A Special Message From Julie Strandlie, NELA's Legislative & Public Policy Director Legislative News Senate Judiciary Committee Today Again Delays Vote On Circuit Court Nominees President Obama Today Nominates Two To Serve On The U.S....
In this issue: Legislative News Raising OUR Voices For Change: Reminder! President Obama Nominates Tom Perez As Next Labor Secretary Harkin, Miller Introduce Fair Minimum Wage Act Of 2013, Take Steps To Enact D.C. Circuit Nominee Halligan Filibustered Again, Circuit Court Hearings...
NELA's Monthly Legislative Report: In This Issue: Paycheck Fairness Act Dies A Partisan Death In The Senate, Advocates Look For Alternatives NELA Redoubles Lobbying Efforts On Garnering Republican Support For...
OTH_06_2012.pdf
On July 18, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public meeting at its headquarters in Washington, DC, which focused on the Commission’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). The Commission heard from five roundtables of invited guests on what the agency’s national...
NELA Statement - EEOC SEP 2012 Hearing_07 18 2012_Final Consolidated.pdf
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 , from 3:00pm-4:00pm ET the National LGBT Bar Association, in co-sponsorship with the National Employment Lawyers Association and Seyfarth Shaw LLP, is hosting a national call-in to discuss the recent decision from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in...
In This Issue: NELA Participates In White House Summit On Judicial Nominations EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Arrest And Convictions Records; House Votes For Appropriations Amendment To Forbid Use of Commission's Funds To Implement ...
OTH_05_2012.pdf
NELA's Legislative Report. In This Issue: NELA's Judicial Nominations Program: Your Voice In The White House Meeting With Christopher Kang, White House Counsel, On NELA's Judicial Nominations Agenda> NELA Meets With Key...
OTH_04_2012.pdf
On May 3, 2007, NELA released a report on the obstacles workers and their lawyers encounter with the charge intake and investigation procedures of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC is the federal agency which is mandated by Congress to enforce many of the country...
Workers' Rights In Jeopardy.pdf
NELA's Legislative Report. In This Issue: Bill To Overturn Supreme Court's Decision In Gross v. FBL Financial Service, Inc. Introduced In Senate EEOC Issues ADEA Disparate Impact Final Regulations NELA Participates In Stakeholder Meeting With MSPB ...
OTH_03_2012.pdf
NELA's Legislative Report. In This Issue: Forced Arbitration Almost Comes To Wall Street NELA Submits Comments On EEOC's Draft Strategic Plan For FY 2012-016 NELA Releases Report On "Judicial Hostility To Workers' Rights: The Case For Professional Diversity On The Federal...
OTH_02_2012.pdf
NELA's Legislative Report. In This Issue: New Year, Same Old Politics Franken Amendment Extended For 2012 Richard Renner, Former NELA Board Member, Submits Comments To DOL On Proposed Rules Under Dodd-Frank Act President Obama Makes Recess Appointments To Key...
OTH_01_2012.pdf