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Colorado Enacts the “Healthy Families and Workplace Act”
The new Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“Act”) requires all private employers in Colorado to provide three types of paid sick leave to their Colorado employees: 1) COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave; 2) paid sick and safe time; and 3) … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Sick Leave, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Colorado, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Paid Sick Leave
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COVID-19: Employment Squalls Likely to Hit Employers
Many employers have opened for business and now hope for much-needed smooth sailing. As they chart their course for open and calm waters, however, employers would be well-served to keep their spyglasses focused on the horizon’s rough seas. Click here … Continue reading
Posted in ADEA, FLSA, OSHA, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, FFCRA, OSHA, Wage & Hour, WARN Act
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Immigration Alert: Form I-9 Announcements
Employers should take note of two major updates in the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, world. Click here for more information.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Form I-9, Immigration Update, USCIS
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Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants
President Trump late yesterday signed a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. For more information, click here.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immigration Update, Trump
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Form I-9 and COVID-19: Flexibility in Compliance Requirements
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today changes to the Form I-9 process due to COVID-19. For more information, click here.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Form I-9, Immigration Update
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New Version of Form I-9
Today, USCIS announced a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in its published Federal Register notice. The new form’s “version date” is 10/21/2019 and is located in the lower left corner of the form. The notice allows … Continue reading
H-1B Lottery Registration – New Process
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has implemented a new process for the annual H-1B lottery. For more information, click here.
Posted in Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Immigration Update, USCIS, Work Authorization
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New Mexico Employment Law 2019 Review
It’s been a busy year for the New Mexico legislature – especially in the employment space. Check out Benjamin Nucci and Walker Crowson’s Legal Alert here taking a look at six employment bills impacting New Mexico employers.
Posted in Discrimination, Handbook, Minimum Wage, New Mexico, Pay, Sick Leave, Transgender
| Tagged At-Will, Ban the Box, Bill, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave, Senate Bill, Susana Martinez, Union Security
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EEOC Changes Policy on Mandatory Arbitration
This past week, the EEOC withdrew its 1997 policy statement regarding mandatory binding arbitration agreements. In that policy statement, the EEOC took the position that the use of mandatory binding arbitration agreements as a condition of employment were contrary to … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Discrimination, EEOC
| Tagged Circuit City Stores, Concepcion, EEOC charge, Employment Arbitration Agreements, Epic Systems, Lamps Plus, Policy, Public Policy, SCOTUS
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