USCIS Revises “Public Charge” Rule To Restore Pre-Trump Standard; Employer Impact Minimal
As expected, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued
NYC Issues Proposed Implementing Rules for Its New Artificial Intelligence Bias Audit Ordinance
As we previously reported, New York City adopted a new ordinance late last year (Local Law 144) that requires covered
Recent Bias Settlements Serve as a Reminder of IRCA’s Nondiscrimination Protections
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the settlement of some 20 enforcement actions brought against multiple employers involving
California on Verge of Expanding Pay Transparency and Wage Reporting Requirements
The state of California, one of two states (Illinois being the other) with pay reporting requirements in effect, is about
NLRB Makes It Harder To Ban Wearing of Union Insignia in the Workplace
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), now under the majority control of Biden appointees and over the strong
As Expected, NLRB Proposes Return to Controversial Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
Over the dissent of the agency’s two Republican members, and as expected, the Democrat majority on the National Labor Relations
Divided D.C. Circuit Affirms NLRB’s Offensive Speech Ruling
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, on the court’s second
Biden Administration Codifies DACA Into Regulation, But Future of Program Still Uncertain
The Biden Administration has finalized a rule that codifies into regulation the Obama-era “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” program.
Second Circuit’s Burden of Proof Ruling in SOX Whistleblower Case Creates Circuit Split
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently overturned a jury’s award of $900,000 to a former employee
USCIS Proposes Rule To Continue Remote I-9 Document Verification
In a positive response to written comments received by the agency, although short of what we would prefer, U.S. Citizenship