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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) closed 2019 with several decisions and rule changes that overturned recent board precedent and revived older, more employer-favorable standards. On December 16, 2019, the NLRB decided three cases that fit...By: Miller Canfield

On January 31, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule making significant changes to the H-1B CAP lottery process. This rule added an electronic registration requirement for employers seeking to submit H-1B...By: Miller Canfield

The Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a final rule on January 12, 2020, to revise and update its Part 791 regulation regarding joint employment status under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). This final rule will be published in the Federal Register...By: Miller Canfield

Employers, plan sponsors, and plan administrators ring in the New Year with new recordkeeping and administrative challenges for 2020 and beyond. After much anticipation, on December 20, 2019, Pres. Donald Trump signed into law the Setting Every...By: Miller Canfield

The Michigan House of Representatives introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation. Michigan House Bill No. 5217 (HB 5217), introduced on...By: Miller Canfield

The statute of limitations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 cannot be contractually shortened for litigation, the Sixth Circuit held on September 25, 2019 as a matter of first impression in Logan v. MGM Grand Detroit Casino, __ Fed. 3d __...By: Miller Canfield

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the final version of a rule, proposed in March 2019, which will modify the "white collar" exemptions from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the rule will not change the job...By: Miller Canfield

Employer-sponsors of certain retirement plans have work to do prior to the end of 2019. Sponsors of Internal Revenue Code ("Code") section 401(k) and 403(b) plans must analyze their plan documents and associated administrative procedures in order to...By: Miller Canfield

The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or "Board") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Monday, August 12, 2019, which proposes amendments to certain interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act"). Those changes included...By: Miller Canfield