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Behind the Bio | Beth Henderson, Immigration Advocate

Hello, listeners. Welcome back to Behind the Bio, where two lawyers talk about turning points in unusual careers. Today I spoke with Beth Henderson, pro bono director for Microsoft. We talked about starting out as an...more

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Requirement to show citizenship or permanent residency held to be discriminatory

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In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously held that human rights law prevents employers from requiring employees to hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residence rather than another kind of work...more

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New York City Pay Transparency Law To Affect Employers Hiring In NYC And Labor Certifications For Foreign National Employees

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As of November 1, 2022, most employers in New York City must comply with the City’s new pay transparency legislation. The legislation amends the N.Y. City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), requiring covered employers to include...more

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Illinois Human Rights Act Now Includes Work Authorization Status Protection

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On August 2, 2021, Illinois added a provision to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) making it “a civil rights violation for employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to discriminate against an employee or job...more

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Nueva política migratoria sobre restructuración del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM).

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El pasado 19 de diciembre de 2018, Olga Sánchez Cordero, Secretaria de Gobernación, en conjunto con el Comisionado del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM), Tonatiuh Guillén López dieron a conocer el Programa de Política...more

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New Immigration Policy Program Seeks to Restructure Mexico's National Institute of Migration

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On December 19, 2018, Mexico's Secretary of Interior and the Commissioner of the National Institute of Migration (“INM” for its acronym in Spanish) announced the “Migration Policy Program 2018-2024,” an initiative to...more

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Supply chain liability under the law of negligence: What does Jabir and Others v KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH mean for European...

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Last month a court in Dortmund heard arguments in Jabir and others v. KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH.  It is a case brought against a German retailer, under English law principles of tort in relation to a fire at the factory...more

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In Canada, Foreign Workers Seek to Use International Norms as the Standard of Care in Negligence Claims Against Multinationals...

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Non-Canadian workers are increasingly suing their employers in Canadian courts for human rights violations allegedly committed outside Canada by the companies themselves or by other entities in their supply chains. This...more

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