Employers in Kansas City, Missouri, are now prohibited from asking applicants about their prior salary or pay histories. Kansas City’s ordinance, which becomes effective on October 31, 2019, is part of a growing national trend to ban salary history...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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On August 6, 2019, in State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) overstepped its limited rulemaking and enforcement power...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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Regulations published last month grant employers more options for covering their employees with health insurance, effective January 1, 2020. The regulations will be particularly favorable to higher education institutions....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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Like many other states, Washington recently adopted legislation seemingly preventing the arbitration of harassment and discrimination claims in direct response to the #MeToo movement. As we previously reported, on March 21, 2018 Washington State...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated data confirming that requests for evidence (RFE) and denials continue to climb for most commonly used nonimmigrant visas. The rate of RFEs and denials for fiscal year (FY) 2019,...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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On July 31, 2019, Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare or Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) (DOF) the protocol to legitimize currently...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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I Love the Smell of Jet Fumes in the Morning. The smell of jet fumes permeated Washington, D.C., this week as senators scrambled to tie up some loose ends before heading home for the August recess. When Congress returns in September, the Buzz will be...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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Following the recently announced three-month delay to notice and contribution requirements, and the announcement of updated template notices and final regulations, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) continues to issue...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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In Lansdale v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., No. 16-4106 (July 23, 2019), the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota concluded that a jury had sufficient evidence to find that an employer’s discharge of an employee for...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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On August 2, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the release of its new compliance assistance guides. Among the new guides are......By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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