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Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

by Amy Jordan, Bryance Metheny, John Paul Nefflen, Thomas Potter, III | Burr & Forman on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: - Court Rules NLRB's Workplace Union Notices Violated Law - NLRB Urges Regional Directors to Maintain High Settlement Rate - EEOC Seeing Rising Number of Age Discrimination Complaints - OSHA...more

Senate Immigration Proposal Offers Both Exciting Options And More Regulation For Employers

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/8/2013

Last month, the so-called “Gang of Eight” Democratic and Republican Senators released their comprehensive immigration reform bill entitled the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of...more

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 4/29/2013

A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators on Tuesday (April 16, 2013) introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, an 844-page bill that aims to bolster border security and...more

Employers and Employees: Take Note of Senate’s Immigration Reform Bill

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/23/2013

The bipartisan bill on immigration reform introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday of this past week does not even have a number assigned to it yet, but already it has drawn more attention and support than any prior attempt...more

Will E-Verify Become Mandatory for All Employers? It Will if the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Passes

by Daniel Davis | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 4/19/2013

A critical component of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform package, put together by the so-called “Gang of Eight,” is a provision that would require all employers to participate in the E-Verify program....more

Immigration Reform in the 113th Congress

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/14/2013

In 2007, when a bipartisan group of senators and then President Bush tried to pass major immigration reform legislation, vocal opposition to the effort doomed the bill and any real attempt at reform since. The 2012 election...more

The White House Immigration Action Newsletter

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/12/2013

It has been a busy few weeks here at the White House. Last Friday, the President met with leaders from the faith community to discuss the need to fix the broken immigration system, focusing on the growing consensus building...more

Post-Election Immigration Reform - What’s At Issue?

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/12/2013

The prospect of comprehensive immigration reform appears to be gaining momentum. In January, a bipartisan group of eight senators announced a broad proposal for immigration reform (“Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive...more

Immigration Reform: Blarney or Bona Fide?

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/11/2013

Spurred in large part by President Obama's re-election and the strong support he received from Hispanic voters, leaders in both parties are seriously discussing immigration reform. Among others, a bipartisan group of eight...more

Immigration Reform May Affect All Employers

by Larissa Dean | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/28/2013

On January 29, 2013, President Obama announced his plan for comprehensive immigration reform. While the proposal to require mandatory, phased-in electronic employment verification has obvious implications for employers, the...more

Immigration Alert: Immigration Reform Discussions Underway in Washington

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/25/2013

In the weeks since President Obama and the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight both announced their set of principles for comprehensive immigration reform, a heightened debate of how reform will come to fruition has taken hold...more

New Hope for Lasting Immigration Reform

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/13/2013

Late last month, the press reported that a bipartisan group of senators had reached agreement on the outline for immigration reform legislation that could provide a lasting solution to multiple long-standing immigration...more

Mandatory E-Verify: Not Too High a Price for Necessary Immigration Reform

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 2/11/2013

In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Laura Murphy and Fred Smith of the ACLU and Competitive Enterprise Institute, respectively, warned against the dangers of a mandatory E-Verify system. They argued that the E-Verify system...more

Workplace Policy Institute: Immigration Reform in 2013 - What U.S. Employers Can Expect

by Scott Decker, Jorge Lopez, Michelle Valerio, Carol Williams | Littler on 2/6/2013

For the past decade, lawmakers have discussed immigration reform, but changes to U.S. immigration laws have been minimal. During the 2012 election campaign President Obama pledged to place immigration reform at the top of his...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform On The Rise

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 2/5/2013

Earlier this week heralded the announcement, long-awaited, of potential immigration reform on a comprehensive scale. The bi-partisan proposal seeks to address the issues faced by the 11 million illegal immigrants currently...more

Immigration Reform May Be on the Horizon, But What Does it Mean to Employers Now?

by J. Jay Strimmel | Jackson Walker on 2/4/2013

On January 28, 2013, Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake released a document titled "Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform." However, as we know, this proposal is...more

Immigration Alert: January 2013

by Pierre Georges Bonnefil, Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/30/2013

In this issue: - H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2013, for Fiscal Year 2014 - Report Finds Immigration Laws Frustrate the Admission of Critical Health Care Professionals - Senators Offer...more

What is the Future of Workplace Legislation in the New 113th Congress? Part One: Immigration Reform

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2012

With the national elections resulting in a continuation of divided government in Washington, will the new Congress remain mired in the gridlock that has been the hallmark of recent years? What are the chances for labor and...more

The Strategic Plan for U.S. Immigration in the Immigration Reform Vacuum

by Cox Smith on 5/9/2012

Kathleen Campbell Walker assesses the state of affairs of immigration law and delivers a prognosis for employers: with increased litigation a looming threat for those with poor corporate immigration compliance practices,...more

Is Your Business Prepared To Comply with the Georgia Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011?

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 11/15/2011

On May 13, 2011, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill #87, a comprehensive immigration law mandating employer verification compliance and establishing criminal penalties for various acts. Some have touted...more

Immigration Reform in a Vacuum

by Kathleen Campbell Walker on 11/10/2011

In the ten years post the September 11 acts of terror against the United States (U.S.) and the more recent economic downturn in the U.S., the issue of immigration reform has been basically an anathema to the public and our...more

Summary of The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 Relating to Employers

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/8/2010

On September 30, 2010, Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (CIRA). It differs somewhat from the Bill introduced by...more

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