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In a recent health reform alert, “New Rules Issued on Medical Loss Ratio Requirements,” we described the rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…more

In a sharp setback for the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”), a federal district court in Washington, D.C. (the “Court”), struck down the Board’s election rules, which took effect on April 30, 2012, on technical…more

As of May 5, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 32,200 petitions that count against the 65,000 H-1B Regular Cap, and 13,700 petitions that count against the 20,000 H-1B Master's Cap. USCIS will…more

On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued an enforcement guidance document titled "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions…more

On April 12, 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 42, titled "Establishing the New York Health Benefit Exchange" ("Order"). The purpose of the Order is to require the State of New York and its administrative…more

In this issue: - Employers' Request for Facebook Access Comes Under Attack - EEOC Releases Publications on the Rights of Disabled Veterans Returning to the Civilian Workforce - EEOC Publishes Rule Amending ADEA…more

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") announced on April 17, 2012, that it will not implement its notice-posting rule ("Rule") on April 30, 2012, as it had previously declared it would. Prior to the NLRB's…more

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has issued a long-awaited final rule ("Final Rule"), which amends the regulation on the "reasonable factors other than age" ("RFOA") defense available under the Age…more

•Since 2006, the McLean County, Illinois, sheriff's office has asked applicants to sign into Facebook during interviews so that their accounts can be screened. •In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the sheriff's department…more

In this issue: - Benefit Claim Denial Litigation After Glenn and Conkright - Case Summaries An excerpt from "Benefit Claim Denial Litigation After Glenn and Conkright" No single issue accounts for more ERISA…more

The California Labor Commissioner has clarified employers' legal obligations by once again revising its official Frequently Asked Questions Guidance ("FAQs") and notice template ("Template") for aid in complying with…more

After much delay, the California Supreme Court has finally issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Group, Inc. v. Superior Court, clarifying employers' obligations with regard to meal and rest period requirements…more

In this issue: - H-1B Nonimmigrant Application Season Opens for Fiscal Year 2013 - DOS Confirms China/India EB-2 Regression - Colorado Grand Jury Indicts Long-Term Care Facility Operators on Immigration-Related…more

Effective April 3, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") extended its existing recordkeeping requirements under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act to employers…more

With a marathon three days of arguments about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") now completed, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, having conducted their…more