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Archives for August 14, 2020
FFCRA Documentation Requirement Rule Struck Down
Jeff Nowak expects a significant impact on the use of intermittent leave.
SHRM Online
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When Is Fear a Protected Reason for Not Coming to Work?
Matthew Gallagher explores various laws regarding employee safety at work during the pandemic.
HR Professionals Magazine
Avoiding Workplace Violence When Customers Refuse Masks
Terri Solomon and Elizabeth Barrera recommend actions that could keep employees safe.
Law360
Update: USCIS Selects Additional H-1B Cap Registrations for FY 2021 Cap
There have been rumors floating that USCIS might be selecting more H-1B cap registrations for the FY 2021 cap. Those rumors appear to be true. As of August 14, 2020, registrants have received emails with notifications of further selections. A USCIS spokesperson said, “that full visa petitions for those selected
Illinois Employers Must Report Final Adverse Judgments, Administrative Rulings by October 31, 2020
The first annual report to the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) of employers’ information about adverse judgments or administrative rulings against them in the prior year is due October 31, 2020.
Navigating State-Authorized Medical, Recreational Marijuana in the Manufacturing Sector
The state-sanctioned use of marijuana continues to progress, with 33 states authorizing it for medical purposes and 11 states extending those protections to recreational use.
Tim Reed Named FordHarrison’s San Francisco Bay Area Office Managing Partner
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Tim Reed was named FordHarrison’s San Francisco Bay Area Office Managing Partner.
Public Charge Rule Update: Court Limits Nationwide Injunction to Connecticut, New York, Vermont
On August 12, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit limited the nationwide injunction on the Department of Homeland Security’s Public Charge Rule to three states: Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.
Since August 14, 2019, exactly one year ago today, when DHS published the final version of
San Francisco Clarifies Back to Work Ordinance Requirements
In July, San Francisco’s Back to Work ordinance went into effect. The ordinance requires employers operating in San Francisco to offer reemployment to eligible employees laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related stay at home and shelter in place orders issued by the City of
Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act Amended to Provide Additional Adoption Leave for Working Mothers
On August 8, 2020, Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law an amendment to the Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act. Under the amendment, adoption leave benefits were extended to female employees adopting minors 6 years old or older. Now, these adopting mothers will have a paid leave of 5 weeks. The
Senators to Introduce Additional Federal Legislation Regarding Collegiate Student-Athletes
For the second time in a little more than a month, Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker have announced plans to introduce additional federal legislation impacting collegiate student-athletes “in the coming months.”
The Challenges and Risks When Private Employers Regulate Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct in California
Social activism pervades our daily lives more today than it has
Trump Signs Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order
Over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to defer the payment of the employee’s share of the Social Security portion of FICA (payroll) tax from September 1, 2020, until December 31, 2020. The order is limited to only the employee’s share of the Social Security portion of