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The Slippery Road Toward Immigration Reform Under President Biden: Beware of ICE!

Fisher Phillips on 5/26/2021

President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen....more

January 2021 Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/1/2021

President Biden’s Proclamation Rescinds the “Muslim Ban” On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed Proclamations 9645 and 9983, which immediately ended earlier executive orders and presidential proclamations...more

President Trump’s Travel Ban Approved By U.S. Supreme Court

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 6/29/2018

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion of Trump v. Hawaii, the case on the third iteration of President Trump’s travel entry ban. This version of the ban was issued as a presidential proclamation in...more

Employment Law This Week®: Arbitration Agreement Enforcement, Maryland’s #MeToo Legislation, California’s National Origin...

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/4/2018

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

New Mexico Supreme Court Rejects a Heightened Evidentiary Burden on a Plaintiff in a Reverse Race Discrimination Case

Littler on 3/14/2018

In Garcia v. Hatch Valley Public Schools, the New Mexico Supreme Court recently examined whether a plaintiff has a relatively heightened evidentiary burden in proving a reverse discrimination claim brought under the New...more

Overseas Affiliate Not Subject to Title VII Jurisdiction

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 12/14/2017

Employment laws and standards of conduct greatly vary from country to country. U.S. employees working overseas for their U.S. employer generally enjoy the same legal protections as if they were working at home. ...more

End of Fiscal Year Filings Signal Business as Usual at the EEOC – For Now

Franczek P.C. on 10/4/2017

Just like the leaves turning colors, you can count on a flurry of court filings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every September as the agency rushes to get cases on file before the end of its fiscal...more

Big Changes for California’s Labor, Employment Laws

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/23/2017

Californians are starting to feel the effects of new labor and employment laws passed in 2016 that raise the state’s minimum wage, aim to erase wage gaps, protect immigrant and disabled workers, as well as establish...more

Terminated Disney Employees Allege that Outsourcing Work to Indian Workers Discriminated against American Workers

Franczek P.C. on 12/20/2016

Disney continues to face legal repercussions from the company’s 2014/15 layoffs of numerous American IT workers, and the outsourcing of their functions to two Indian companies employing H-1B workers. On Monday, Dec. 12th,...more

New California Employment Laws of Particular Interest to the Hospitality Industry - December 2016

Allen Matkins on 12/16/2016

In 2016, California passed various labor and employment laws which directly impact the hospitality industry. Below is a brief summary of many of these laws, which generally take effect on January 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more

Employment Law This Week®: FLSA Overtime Rules, NYS Overtime Laws, National Origin Discrimination, Foreign Workers

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/5/2016

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

California Enacts New Employment Laws for 2017

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 11/8/2016

California Governor Jerry Brown concluded the 2016 Legislative Session by signing several bills affecting employment relationships. Listed below are those bills that perhaps most critically impact your daily operations. ...more

September 2016 Special Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/27/2016

I. DOS Announces 2018 Diversity Lottery - The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) just released its instructions for the DV-2018 Diversity Visa (DV-2018) lottery. The registration period begins on Tuesday, October 4,...more

Employment Law This Week: National Origin Discrimination Guidance, Cash Substitutes, Hiring Permanent Replacements, Micro-Unit...

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/13/2016

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

Employment Law This Week: Pregnant Workers, Time-Rounding Practice, Gender Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/16/2016