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Race Discrimination
In the face of evolving challenges in labor and employment law, Jackson Lewis attorneys identify issues dominating the modern workplace and answer the question on every employer’s mind – how will my business be impacted? Stream episodes of our podcast program on the platform of your choosing.
Sex Discrimination - Orientation And Identity
It’s Pride Month, and with key pieces of legislation impacting sexual orientation and gender identity issues pending in Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and before the United States Supreme Court, employers need to understand the employment implications of these bills.
New York - Human Rights Law
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law will become effective on November 22, 2023.
Immigration - Visas
As demand for talent surges in the fast-growing life sciences industry, U.S. employers continue to face challenges in their search for immigration options to retain their high-skilled foreign workers. Please see our full publication here .
HR - Viruses
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on May 1, 2023, that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would soon be eliminating COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare providers. On May 31, 2023, CMS issued the awaited Final Rule .
Minnesota - General
Minnesota has become the 12th state to adopt a statewide paid program for employees during family and medical leaves . It also joined the more than 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating paid sick leave.
Immigration - Visas
The Department of State has delayed the effective date of the increase in consular fees from May 30, 2023, to June 17, 2023 (to provide a 60-day delay after the final rule was received by Congress). The most relevant fee increases remain : Visa TypeCurrent FeeRevised FeeNon-petition-based nonimmigra
HR - Corporate Accountability
Corporate governance reporting is a framework that gives stakeholders insight into a company's ESG practices, allowing them to better understand the demographic makeup of its corporate board and overall workforce.
HR - Corporate Accountability
Employers are leveraging ESG to address various employees' and shareholders' concerns, including appropriate workplace safety controls that respond to employee input while maintaining compliance with state and federal standards.
Restrictive Covenants
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo’s efforts to alter the labor and employment landscape continue. The GC’s latest controversial enforcement memorandum ( GC Memo 23-08 ) asserts that certain non-compete provisions in employment contracts and severance agreeme
OSHA - General
It is more important than ever that employers understand the serious long-term, non-monetary consequences of settling or accepting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations. One danger of settling OSHA citations is later being cited for repeat, willful, or failure to abate viola
HR - Viruses
With the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency in the United States, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has reinstated its preexisting policy regarding online classes. Accordingly, for the 2023-24 academic year (starting fall 2023), students will have to comply with the SEVP’s pre-COVI
FLSA - General
In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled it will not use the lenient, two-step procedure in deciding whether to authorize sending notice of a collective action to other workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Clark v. A&L Homecare and Tra
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s second automatic increase in the minimum wage is July 1, 2023, from $8.50 per hour to $9.50 per hour.
HR - Manufacturing
The requirement to maintain a safe workplace often clashes with state and local laws that protect the rights of individuals who use marijuana while off-duty, creating unique challenges for manufacturing employers.
Immigration - General
Beginning on June 1, 2023, filers submitting PERM Applications for Permanent Employment Certification must submit the revised ETA-9089 in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has announced . A U.S. empl
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published guidance for agency officials responsible for enforcing the “pump at work” provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including those enacted under the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (
Florida - General
As of July 1, 2023, all private employers in Florida with 25 or more employees will be required to use E-Verify , the federal government’s database for verifying work authorization. Enforcement of this new E-Verify requirement will begin one year after enactment on July 1, 2024. These employers also
Lawyering - General
Denying the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) request to enforce a subpoena that would have expanded the agency’s investigation on a classwide basis, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held the EEOC did not have the authority to expand the investigation beyond the
Class Actions - Wage & Hour
A federal district court located within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has adopted the heightened standard for certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established in a 2021 landmark opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for