H-1B Overhaul Unveiled
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The Trump administration is following through on its overtures to reform a visa process that many companies use to sponsor foreign white collar workers.
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DOJ Softens Cooperation Credit Standard
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made a candid admission last month: The Department of Justice couldn’t carry out its Yates Memorandum exactly as written.
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Congress Makes New Attempt at Data Privacy Legislation
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Congress is once again trying to create federal cybersecurity standards, and a bill introduced last month, if it passes, would put powerful tools in...
SEC Stats Paint Picture of Priorities, Impediments
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In the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest collection of statistics, companies and their counsel can see an agency trying to do more with less.
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Massage School Students Aren’t FLSA Employees, Appeals Court Finds
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Had a federal appeals court decided Nesbitt v. FCNH differently, it might have upended the business models of numerous vocational schools and training programs.
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Safety Incentive Programs O.K. With OSHA
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Many employers, as a means of promoting workplace safety, give their workers and departments bonuses or other rewards for having fewer injuries or incidents,...
DOL Hints at Unfinished Business in New Regulatory Agenda
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In case employers have forgotten, the Department of Labor has some big-ticket regulatory changes in store for them.
The Trump administration on Oct. 17 released...
Failure-to-Accommodate Claim Must Show Adverse Action, 10th Circuit Says
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Failure-to-accommodate claims often arise because an employee can’t perform essential job duties due to a disability and the employer fires that employee as a...
Performance Improvement Plan Not Retaliation, 10th Circuit Finds
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Fearing retaliation claims, cautious employers might be reluctant to do anything to affect an employee’s work situation after he or she has made a...
‘New NAFTA’ Won’t Rattle Supply Chains
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Companies with global operations were relieved to hear last week that U.S. and Canadian trade reps struck a deal to keep the North American...