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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery is open for FY 2024. Applications may be filed online until 12:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2022.
The DV Lottery program makes 50,000 immigrant visas (“green cards”) available every year to applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Eligible
Posted: | Littler Category: FLSA - General
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.
Posted: | Littler Category: Benefits - Multi-Employer Plans
On October 14, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the federal agency that insures and regulates private-sector defined benefit pension plans under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), published a proposed rule governing employer withdrawal liability.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your business.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - General
Just weeks ago, it was hard to open any social media application without seeing a post or news article concerning popular content creators The Try Guys. The internet stars have been trending since mid-September after online rumors began circulating that one of the group’s founders was having an extramarital affair
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
Colorado employers may want to begin preparing for the implementation of Colorado’s new state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. While Colorado voters approved Proposition 118 nearly two years ago, which set the path for implementation of the FAMLI program, employers and employees will not feel its effects
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: California - Cal/OSHA
As part of the recent legislative session, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1775, which implements new workplace safety training and certification requirements for entertainment events vendors who produce live events at public events venues.
Specifically, any business that contracts with the entertainment events vendor to set up, operate, or
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: ADA - Drug & Alcohol
Severe immigration consequences for certain non-U.S. citizens remain despite President Joe Biden’s pardon of all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession.
On October 6, 2022, President Biden took a major step toward the decriminalization of marijuana, pardoning all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession. Although this pardon will
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Michael Lotito explains the checkoff clause in light of a recent NLRB decision that employers must continue to deduct union dues directly from employees’ paychecks and remit them to the union each month even after the collective bargaining agreement expires.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Michael Lotito explains why a new proposed rule on worker classification will be vulnerable to legal challenges – possibly even at the Supreme Court.
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Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Evil HR Lady
I’ve been with my company for five years. I’m a Senior Recruiter in the Human Resource department. We were under a Talent Acquisition Manager before, and it was wonderful! He left, and they never replaced him.
Now I report to the HR Director. It’s been a terrible experience, and they