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USCIS Proposed Dramatic Rise in Filing Fees Will Impact Employers

| Filed Under: General (Immigration)

On January 3, 2023, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (”USCIS”) released its long-anticipated updated fee schedule that proposes dramatic increases to the fees employers pay to employ foreign nationals using nonimmigrant visas, and access the permanent residency process.

If enacted, the greatest changes employers will face are visa classification-specific fees. Under the current fee regulation, USCIS charges a fee based on the specific form the employer uses. Employers use the same form to request a variety of different visas. Since visa petitions take dramatically different amounts of time to adjudicate, under the new fee regulations, the visa classification and not the form controls the amount of the fee.

CDF Webinar: Managing Post-Pandemic Remote Work – Top Ten Things CA Employers Need to Know

| Filed Under: General (CA)

As we hopefully continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some things we hope to leave behind, but other, formerly “temporary” aspects of the pandemic appear to be taking more permanent root. Chief among these issues for employers appears to be the “remote” or “hybrid” employee. With lessons learned from the last three years, California employers need to understand how to navigate the employment law issues associated with perhaps permanent hybrid or remote workers.

Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple for this complimentary, one-hour webinar on January 18, 2023, to learn how California companies can avoid legal pitfalls and ensure their policies and practices are adept to manage this new normal – a post-pandemic remote (or hybrid) workforce.

Topics addressed will include:

— Implementation of proper work-from-home policies
— Establishing clear job expectations
— Properly reimbursing business expenses
— Managing confidential and proprietary information – particularly for employees who quit
— Managing the rise of mental health issues in the workplace and accommodations
— Privacy concerns for employers managing remote workers
— Wage and hour compliance

Register today to reserve your spot for this timely webinar!

Research: Where Managers and Employees Disagree About Remote Work

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

Part of the disconnect hinges on how productivity is measured.

Don’t Underestimate Your Influence at Work

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

How to recognize the influence you already have — and wield it more effectively.

How Businesses Should (and Shouldn’t) Respond to Union Organizing

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

In 2022, U.S. workers voted to form more unions than they have in nearly 20 years.

Gallup’s Top Workplace Stories of 2022

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

In 2022, the workplace made headlines. The Great Reshuffle continued, public support for unions reached a 57-year high and being in the office meant Tuesday through Thursday for many employees.

5 Ways The Workplace Is Still Not Equal For Women And How To Make Progress

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

While the gender pay gap garners most of the attention, there are other subtle ways in which women are marginalized in the workplace.

Workplace Class Settlement Values, Certifications Soared in 2022

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

The workplace plaintiffs’ bar scored settlements worth nearly $2 billion combined and had a high rate of success gaining class certifications in employment bias, benefits, and wage and hour cases in 2022, according to a report from the law firm Duane Morris LLP.

The seven types of email you should never send

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

Guilty of these shocking breaches of epistolary etiquette? It’s time to do better.

The 16 best workplace comedies

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

From the genre’s origins with The Mary Tyler Moore Show to the recent smash hit Abbott Elementary, here are the most hilarious workplace comedies to grace the small screen.

What banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforce

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

Lina Khan’s FTC wants to change how we think about anti-competitive behavior.

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Company threatened to fine low-wage workers $100,000 if they left for a competitor, feds say

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

Federal regulators are taking aim at companies that make workers promise not to take jobs elsewhere as a condition of employment.

Pay transparency laws gather momentum in 2023 — a boon for workers

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

On January 1, new pay transparency laws requiring employers to post salary ranges on all advertised job postings went into effect in California and Washington State, with a similar one following later in the year in New York State.

Transgender Bathroom Ruling Retains Uncertainty Over Path Forward

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

The battle over transgender students’ access to bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity has created a circuit split and teed up a potential US Supreme Court showdown that could have implications in the employment context.

McDonald’s Franchise to Pay Nearly $2 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

| Filed Under: HR Headlines

Fast-Food Franchise Resolves Sex Harassment Case Involving Young Employees Spanning Three States