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FLSA - General
The Florida legislature has passed a measure with the stated purpose of protecting individual freedoms and preventing discrimination in the workplace and in public schools.
Immigration - Visas
Congress is set to pass Omnibus spending legislation that includes reauthorization of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, which has been suspended since June 2021. The Regional Center Program allows eligible investors to apply for green cards if they make the necessary monetary inve
Immigration - Visas
USCIS has increased the evidentiary burden for petitions for the O-1 Extraordinary Ability visa to mirror that for the EB-1 Extraordinary Ability visa. Both the O-1 nonimmigrant and EB-1 immigrant visa classifications remain important and flexible methods of sponsoring outstanding talent in the Unit
Federal Gov't - General
Appointing a justice to the United States Supreme Court is a decision that has an immediate and potentially decades-long impact on Supreme Court jurisprudence, as well as a lasting impact on a president’s legacy.
D.C. - General
Due to a surplus in the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Fund, the number of weeks of paid leave available to D.C. workers under D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Act will significantly increase on July 1, 2022.
Illinois - General
Adopting a “per-scan” theory of accrual or liability under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) would lead to absurd and unjust results, argued a friend-of-the-court brief filed by Jackson Lewis in Cothron v. White Castle Systems, Inc., in the Illinois Supreme Court, on behalf of a
HR - General
As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides and white-collar employees are finally heading back to their offices, the real estate industry, like other industries employing large numbers of white-collar employee, will face pressures from employees seeking greater flexibility as to where they perform work.
Michigan
Michigan has changed its rules to allow parties in most civil cases brought in Michigan state courts to choose a different alternative dispute resolution method after the close of pretrial discovery than the mandatory alternative dispute resolution process called “case evaluation.”
Puerto Rico
Based on declining COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations, and like other states and jurisdictions , Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an executive order essentially dropping all COVID-19 measures.
Massachusetts - General
Massachusetts is on its way to joining 16 other states that grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. On February 16, 2022, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed The Work and Family Mobility Act by an overwhelming majority vote of 120 to 36. The bill is expected to pass the Mas
HR - Drugs & Alcohol
Manufacturers that conduct workplace drug and alcohol testing must be careful when addressing drug test results and employee disclosures of prescription medication use, especially as drug use has surged across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
Who doesn’t like free samples when shopping? But are the representatives providing those samples actually “selling” them so that they are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as outside salespersons?
Washington State - General
Most indoor COVID-19 masking requirements in Washington will be abandoned beginning March 11, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., Governor Jay Inslee has announced.
HR - Arbitration Issues
On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a law that limits the use of predispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers covering sexual assault and sexual harassment claims.
Massachusetts - General
The Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program will end on March 15, 2022, the state has announced.
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
As the COVID-19 workplace begins its third year, employers working on federal contracts must understand updated I-9 compliance and their I-9 and E-Verify responsibilities when employees relocate or work remotely.
Multinational Employers
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This designation was made based on the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Ukraine that prevent Ukrainian nationals, and those of no nat
HR - Viruses
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve daily, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines on what is required or recommended for travelers after their arrival in the United States. These new changes join the December 2021 requirements about travel to the Uni
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that it has sent its draft proposed amendments to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for internal review. Submission of the Notice of Proposed Rulemakin
HR - General
President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fulfilling a campaign promise to nominate the first African American woman to serve on the high court, President Biden has named an experienc