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Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had completed pilot testing of its new electronic registration tool and would implement it for the H-1B cap season in 2020. The new electronic registration process will...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

A bit of impeachment/employment law trivia. The famous (or infamous, depending on your leanings or whether you are the First Lady) Pamela Karlan, the Stanford Law professor who testified in favor of impeachment of President Trump on Wednesday,...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

All the holiday party information that's fit to print, as we enter this most dangerous season for employers. After having blogged about workplace holiday parties for the past bunch of years, I realized that I did not have anything new to say in...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The new deadlines are January 9 and January 23. In August, the National Labor Relations Board issued proposed rules on union election procedures, which David Phippen covered. Yesterday, the Board announced that it was extending the period for...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

"It could have been worse" edition. This year was kind of meh from an employment law standpoint. But if Tiny Tim could be grateful despite all that he had to go through, then, by golly, I can be grateful for a mediocre year!...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

C'mon, Boomers - lighten up! The always-excellent Walter Olson of Overlawyered laments that the employment world is so heavily regulated that an employer can get in trouble for failing to act when a Millennial uses the relatively mild insult "OK...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OFCCP posts new guide for construction contractors. Keeping its pledge to provide more technical assistance to federal contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs just issued a new Technical Assistance Guide for construction...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

. . . if they do it right. (Part 3 of a four-part series.) The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer may impose a mandatory arbitration program with a class or collective relief waiver after a collective action has been...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

A change may be coming. The "N" word. Referring to women in pornographic terms. Ethnic slurs. This is "harassment" under almost all company policies, and it can violate the law, as well. At least one federal appeals court and Supreme Court Justice...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

AB 51 bans mandatory employment arbitration agreements. (Part 2 of a four-part series.) AB 51, which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on October 10, adds a new Section 432.6(a) to the California Labor Code, banning any agreement to...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP