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USCIS Issues New “I-9” Form With No Substantive Changes; Employers Must Start Using New Form by April 30, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the employment eligibility

By |2020-02-09T23:40:26-05:002/9/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: |Comments Off on USCIS Issues New “I-9” Form With No Substantive Changes; Employers Must Start Using New Form by April 30, 2020

Second Circuit Rules in Lenzi v. Systemax That Jury Should Decide Whether Market-Based Pay Levels Support Plaintiff’s Claim of Title VII Sex Discrimination

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit arguably has lowered the bar for allowing a female plaintiff to

By |2020-02-02T14:55:07-05:002/2/2020|Categories: Compensation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Second Circuit Rules in Lenzi v. Systemax That Jury Should Decide Whether Market-Based Pay Levels Support Plaintiff’s Claim of Title VII Sex Discrimination

Latest Ruling by Eighth Circuit in Long-Running CRST Van Expedited Case Confirms $3.3 Million Fee Award Against EEOC for Bringing Frivolous Lawsuit

In a case that began with the filing of a Title VII discrimination lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

By |2020-01-27T00:00:38-05:001/27/2020|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , |Comments Off on Latest Ruling by Eighth Circuit in Long-Running CRST Van Expedited Case Confirms $3.3 Million Fee Award Against EEOC for Bringing Frivolous Lawsuit

Federal Courts Erect Temporary Roadblocks To Enforcement of Two of California’s Controversial New Employment Laws

As previously reported by NT Lakis, last year the California legislature approved and the Governor signed a number of significant

By |2020-01-13T16:12:56-05:001/13/2020|Categories: State Standards|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Federal Courts Erect Temporary Roadblocks To Enforcement of Two of California’s Controversial New Employment Laws

H-1B Visa Update: USCIS Announces Electronic Registration Will Be in Effect for FY 2021 Lottery, Will Charge $10 Fee for Each Registration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has announced that it

By |2019-12-13T15:11:41-05:0012/13/2019|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on H-1B Visa Update: USCIS Announces Electronic Registration Will Be in Effect for FY 2021 Lottery, Will Charge $10 Fee for Each Registration

OFCCP’s Increasing Use of Early Resolution Procedures (ERPs) To Settle Enforcement Actions Highlights Program’s Pros and Cons

Increasingly, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is reaching settlements by using its Early

By |2020-09-21T13:54:20-05:0011/22/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP’s Increasing Use of Early Resolution Procedures (ERPs) To Settle Enforcement Actions Highlights Program’s Pros and Cons