In an ever-evolving digital landscape, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has given employers a new option for verifying employment eligibility.
Archives for July 25, 2023
Delaware Issues First Round of Regulations Interpreting the Healthy Delaware Families Act
Delaware has published an initial set of interpretive rules in anticipation of the state’s upcoming paid family and medical leave program. The rules provide guidance on determining employer and employee coverage, the duration and amount of benefits available, and employee notice obligations.
Former EEOC Chief Counsel and AI Pro Joins Littler in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Bradford J. Kelley has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office. Kelley was previously Chief Counsel to Commissioner Keith Sonderling at the U.S.
STEM OPT Update: Additional Degree Fields Now Eligible for 24-Month Extension
On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security added eight new qualifying fields of study to the STEM Designated Degree Program List. F-1 nonimmigrant students who complete certain programs of study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) are eligible to apply for a twenty-four-month
California Supreme Court Rejects Part of Viking River: Is It Time to Update Your Arbitration Agreement (Again)?
The California Supreme Court recently held plaintiffs may pursue non-individual Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims in court, even after their individual claims are sent to arbitration. The ruling departed from the Supreme Court of the United States’ holding in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana.
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal With Teamsters to Head Off Strike
United Parcel Service faced a potential walkout by more than 325,000 union members after their five-year contract expires next week.
The Negation Of Diversity Is Also A Form Of Discrimination
The evaluation of ethnic background in the admission processes to university is unconstitutional and infringes the principle of equality before the law.
Judge says she won’t change ruling letting NFL coach’s racial discrimination claims proceed to trial
A federal judge says she’s not changing her decision to let NFL Coach Brian Flores put the league on trial over claims that he and other Black coaches face discrimination
Workplace political views can motivate employees to change jobs, survey finds
Forty-three percent of workers aged 35 to 44 said they would leave a company whose political stance opposed their own.
Disclosing a disability in the workplace, as employers focus on creating a culture of inclusion
Getting an employment opportunity is often the first hurdle for people with disabilities.
Cleaning Up ChatGPT Takes Heavy Toll on Human Workers
Contractors in Kenya say they were traumatized by effort to screen out descriptions of violence and sexual abuse during run-up to OpenAI’s hit chatbot
Workers are creating a ‘dead zone’ between 4–6 p.m. to fit in COVID-era habits like school runs and gym sessions
Despite mass mandates for workers to return to the old way of working—in an office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.—bosses aren’t having any luck keeping people at their desks until the end of the day.
If You Feed Them, Will They Return To The Office?
It is no news that the pandemic turned the world upside down.
Biden’s leaving Julie Su at Labor — and already biz groups are challenging her authority
In a letter to the president, a trade group representing app-based companies launched a new volley at DOL’s direction.
UPS and Teamsters Union reach tentative labor deal
UPS (UPS.N) has reached a tentative five-year labor deal with the Teamsters Union that represents about 340,000 U.S. workers at the parcel delivery firm, the company said, sending its shares up 2.3% on Tuesday.