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HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Careful consideration and close collaboration between your organization’s business departments are watchwords for 2025.
Immigration - Visas
The Department of State (DOS) revised the J-1 Skills List, which lists home countries to which foreign nationals are subject to a two-year foreign home residency requirement. The 37 countries that have been removed from the J-1 Skills List are: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Banglade
FLSA - Federal Minimum Wage
The Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, declined to take up a decision addressing the president’s authority under the Procurement Act to issue a
Federal Gov't - DOL
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Proposed Rule to add new occupations to the Schedule A list is “dead,” at least for now. Stakeholders see this as a disappointment and a missed opportunity. The failure to move forward with this rule is a significant disappointment for many high-skilled immigrants a
Immigration - Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Final Rule for the H-2A and H-2B temporary worker programs that will become effective on Jan. 17, 2025. The Rule is aimed at modernizing the regulations governing the H-2A and H-2B temporary worker programs — programs that are essential for
New Jersey - Law Against Discrimination
This month, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office (NJAG) added to nationwide efforts to regulate, or at least clarify the application of existing law,
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software
California - Cal/OSHA
In light of recent wildfires across Southern California, employers should make sure they are familiar with California’s wildfire smoke
Labor Law - General
The National Labor Relations Board returned to the “clear and unmistakable waiver” standard for analyzing the legality of unilateral changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment when there is an effective collective bargaining agreement. Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC, 373 NLRB N
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
Ask any chief information security officer (CISO), cyber underwriter or risk manager, or cybersecurity attorney about what controls are critical for
Labor Law - Union Organizing
On January 1, 2025, Senate (SB) Bill 399, officially went into effect in California. California joined other states, including Illinois, Connecticut,
Federal Gov't - EEOC
As more employers incorporate wearable technology in the workplace, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Multinational Employers
In 2024, Israel became the latest jurisdiction to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, largely inspired by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
The Indiana Attorney General Office (OAG) filed a detailed complaint on December 23, 2024 (Complaint) which arose out of the following patient complaint:
California - Privacy Rights
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to advance proposed regulations concerning automated decisionmaking technology.
New York - General
Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills last month designed to strengthen protections for the personal data of consumers. One of those bills (S2659B)
Benefits - HIPAA
As the healthcare sector continues to be a top target for cyber criminals, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular
HR - General
As we bid farewell to 2024 and look ahead to the new year, we reflect on the many evolving compliance obligations that health and welfare plan sponsors
California - General
The California Supreme Court issued several important decisions in 2024 about issues such as the application of PAGA to public employees and the