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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Burr's Petition for the South Carolina Election Commission: South Carolina's Witness Requirement on Absentee Ballots is Here to Stay -
On October 5th, the Supreme Court...more
10/30/2020
/ Absentee Voting ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
H-1B ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immigration Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Political Campaigns ,
Presidential Elections ,
Retirement Plan ,
Right to Vote ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour ,
Witnesses ,
Workplace Safety
Spotlight -
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Burr's Petition for the South Carolina Election Commission: South Carolina's Witness Requirement on Absentee Ballots is Here to Stay -
On October 5th, the Supreme Court...more
10/27/2020
/ Absentee Voting ,
Business Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employee Rights ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Liability Insurance ,
Mail-In Ballots ,
Phishing Scams ,
Political Campaigns ,
Remote Proceedings ,
Right to Vote ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
Do you know what your state requires when it comes to allowing employees time off to vote? Find out which states require voting leave and what employer actions might interfere with employees’ voting rights. ...more
10/6/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Elections ,
Labor Regulations ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Leave ,
Voting Rights ,
Wage and Hour
As the COVID-19 public health emergency continues to ravage our communities, an increasing number of Georgians are forced to file for unemployment benefits....more
Employers who file I-129 petitions to sponsor foreign nationals for work visas make a number of representations to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about the terms of the foreign national’s employment,...more
11/20/2019
/ Buy America ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
E-1 ,
E-2 ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
FDNS ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Hiring & Firing ,
I-129 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Investigations ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In late September, the Eleventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment for Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia, Inc. on race and national origin retaliation claims brought by one of its HR managers. In the split...more
10/10/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Kia ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Protected Activity ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VII