On November 14, 2022, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission revised its employment anti-discrimination poster. The poster serves to inform employees and applicants of the protected classes of individuals covered by the...more
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues a record-setting pace in auditing and investigating employers over worksite and I-9/E-Verify compliance concerns. Join Denver shareholder Chris Thomas as he covers the...more
11/5/2018
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Undocumented Immigrants
On October 17, 2018, Canada’s federal Cannabis Act went into effect, legalizing the use and possession of a limited amount of marijuana for adults over the age of 18. The new law makes good on a campaign promise by Prime...more
On May 17, 2018, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act into law. The Act, which amends the South Carolina Human Affairs Law, is effective immediately and closely tracks...more
EXECUTIVE ORDERS MARK A RISING, ROILING TIDE OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS -
In his first week in office, President Donald Trump launched a series of executive orders (EO) directing large-scale changes on...more
3/22/2017
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Hostile Environment ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Travel ,
Marijuana ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Parking Lots ,
Public Access Laws ,
Refugees ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Vetting ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
As part of his first-week initiatives, President Trump turned his focus toward immigration. These initiatives included dramatically expanding the resources of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs...more
As part of his first week initiatives, President Trump turned the focus of his administration toward immigration. On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed two executive orders addressing interior immigration enforcement...more
There could be repercussions for the tech sector from any number of actions that President-elect Trump might take on immigration. There could even be impact from his actions taken in other areas such as trade and national...more
For several years, Colorado employers have been required to declare their compliance with federal I-9 requirements by completing an extra affirmation document and retain copies of verification documentation (federal law does...more
The recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia adds to the drama and speculation surrounding US v Texas, and may help to tip its ultimate resolution in the Obama administration’s favor.
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For some time, employers have been confused about how to handle situations relating to potential undocumented workers in their workforces. On December 14, 2015, to address some of this confusion, the U.S. Department of...more
As part of its 2015 fiscal year Annual Performance Plan published on October 1, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will review the approach of Immigration and Customs...more