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H-1B visa petitions have been receiving increased denials from the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) following the President’s Buy American and Hire American Executive Order of 2017. For example, according to the National Foundation for...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will use its new online registration system in next year’s filing season for H-1B specialty occupation visas, which will allow employers to wait until after the H-1B visa lottery...By: Ulmer & Berne LLP

It’s the time of year when we all gather around with our families and loved ones.  It’s also a good time to remember that your company may have its own family.  Forgetting about that family can spell trouble....By: Foley & Lardner LLP

During the past year, we have encountered a number of situations where employers have allowed current and former employees to remain on their group medical insurance plans well past the date that they should have been placed on COBRA. In some...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

In May we wrote about a Connecticut Senate Bill 435 (S.B. 435) and certain proposed federal legislation which would have created incentives for Connecticut employers to help their student loan-burdened employees pay down their debt. The 2019...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

As we’ve previously reported, paid family leave laws have been sweeping the country. While employees will not become eligible to take paid family leave (PFL) under the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act (UPLA) until July 1,...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

The Oregon legislature was active in 2019. Several new laws were passed that impact employers, including a longer statute of limitations for employment claims, paid family leave, and additional requirements for non-competition agreements. In this...By: K&L Gates LLP

It's the end of the year and while everyone is busy, employers in California should be aware of new laws and regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2020. In the spirit of the season, we are using the "12 days of the holidays" to blog daily...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: After six years of litigation, on November 18, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a multimillion-dollar settlement with a national employer, which resolved litigation that claimed the employer’s use...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Q: I heard that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a major ruling regarding overtime pay. What do I need to know?...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP