USCIS Delays Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs

Posted on: February 5, 2021 By: and

On February 4, 2021, USCIS announced that it was delaying the effective date of the final rule that would have altered the way H-1Bs were allocated in the lottery process. See here.  Under the rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement … Continue reading →

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Show Them the Money: Colorado’s New Equal Pay Law

Posted on: December 8, 2020 By: , , , and

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) goes into effect January 1, 2021. To implement the Act, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently adopted the Equal Pay Transparency (“EPT”) Rules. Here, we summarize certain notable features of … Continue reading →

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Mail or In-Person Voting? The NLRB Issues Guidance on Representation Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on: November 13, 2020 By: , and

As with many other facets of life, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handles representation cases. This week, in Aspirus Keweenaw & Michigan Nurses Ass’n, Petitioner, 370 NLRB No. 45 (2020), the NLRB adopted a … Continue reading →

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Let’s Stay Out of the Weeds – Arizona’s Recreational Marijuana Proposition

Posted on: September 21, 2020 By: , and

This November, Arizona voters will decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. One burning question for employers: How does this impact operations? We consider some of the issues here.

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Colorado Enacts the “Healthy Families and Workplace Act”

Posted on: July 23, 2020 By: , , , and

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 →

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COVID-19: Employment Squalls Likely to Hit Employers

Posted on: July 14, 2020 By: , , , and

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 →

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Judge Red Cards U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Equal Pay Claim

Posted on: May 7, 2020 By:

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s (“WNT”) battle to increase pay in line with that afforded to the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (“MNT”) was dealt a blow last Friday as a judge dismissed their Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) claim. The … Continue reading →

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Immigration Alert: Form I-9 Announcements

Posted on: April 28, 2020 By: and

Employers should take note of two major updates in the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, world. Click here for more information.

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Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants

Posted on: April 23, 2020 By: and

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.

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Form I-9 and COVID-19: Flexibility in Compliance Requirements

Posted on: March 21, 2020 By: and

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today changes to the Form I-9 process due to COVID-19. For more information, click here.

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