On Friday, December 6 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it will implement a new pre-registration process for the upcoming H-1B lottery. Employers who want to sponsor an employee or candidate for an H-1B petition...By: Lane Powell PC
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What happens when the Social Security Administration issues a disability finding after the ERISA administrator has issued the decision denying disability benefits? Is the ERISA administrator obligated to reevaluate the record based on this new...By: Lane Powell PC
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You know that the standard of review applied by courts will significantly impact how courts view an ERISA Plan administrator’s interpretation of an undefined plan term....By: Lane Powell PC
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Audits Are on the Rise - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has always had the authority to request and review the Forms I-9 for any employer. ICE audits quadrupled in 2018 over the previous year, and the agency stated it “is carrying out its...By: Lane Powell PC
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ERISA plan administrators are constantly pressured by claimants to render decisions quickly…. This is especially true with short term disability claims....By: Lane Powell PC
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You already know that ERISA regulations set specific timelines for the issuance of ERISA-governed long term disability decisions. See, e.g., 29 C.F.R. 2560.503-1(i)(1)(i) (45 days for disability claims and 60 days for others). In special...By: Lane Powell PC
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This week, the United States Supreme Court released its landmark opinion in Dutra Group v. Batterton, Dkt. No. 18-266 (June 24, 2019), resolving the question of whether punitive damages may be awarded to a Jones Act seaman in a personal injury...By: Lane Powell PC
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Oregon has enacted a new gross receipts tax (the “Oregon CAT”), largely based on the Ohio commercial activity tax (“Ohio CAT”), but with significant differences. We issued a legal update with a detailed summary of the Oregon CAT and its effect on...By: Lane Powell PC
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