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On January 9, 2020, USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register to formally announce the implementation of the new registration process for H-1B cap-subject (lottery) petitions for fiscal year 2021. According to USCIS, the initial H-1B petition...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that it was appropriate for a workers’ compensation judge to order an employer to reimburse its employee for his medical marijuana expenses as part of his workers’ compensation...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department of Labor to annually adjust its civil monetary penalties to adjust for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. Today, the Federal Register published the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On the eve of the Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”) effective date, Judge Roger Benitez granted the California Trucking Association’s (“Association”) request for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent enforcement of the law which the Association argued...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its Final Rule updating regulations governing “joint employer” status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regulations have not been updated in more than 60 years....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has clarified that the requirement to provide employees with a detailed, written statement for each regular pay date applies to all employees, regardless of whether they are exempt or non-exempt....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

While the trucking industry waits for the federal court to hear arguments on the California Trucking Association’s request for an injunction against application of AB5, Judge William Highberger of the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled on January 8,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California heard oral argument on January 10, 2020, on whether to enter a preliminary injunction preventing the State of California from enforcing AB 51 while the court resolves the underlying...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Advance planning is crucial when you decide to sell your privately held business. You need to be at the center of that sale planning with the assistance and guidance of your lawyer, your accountant, and your business broker or investment banker....By: Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

In Town of Brookhaven v Golemi, 2019 NY Slip Op 51477(U) [Sup Ct, Suffolk County 2019], the Town of Brookhaven (“Brookhaven”) successfully sought and obtained injunctive relief to remove a structure that violated Brookhaven’s Town Code (“Code”)....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.