By September 30, 2023, Congress will again have to fund the government. Despite ongoing efforts by the administration and Congress, indications are that a shutdown may occur at the beginning of the fiscal year, on October 1. Should a shutdown occur, it will affect a number of immigration- and visa-related agencies and processes.
Archives for September 19, 2023
New York State Department of Labor Releases Proposed Pay Transparency Regulations
On September 13, 2023, the NY DOL released proposed pay transparency regulations.
DOL Proposes Revisions to the H-2A Visa Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it is working to update and improve the protections available to H-2A workers. The proposed changes would include both worker protection measures and compliance and enforcement enhancements.
COVID-19–Era Machine-Readable Visa Fee Receipts Will Expire on September 30, 2023, State Department Announces
All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued prior to October 1, 2022, are set to expire on September 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State recently announced.
Remote Work for School Principal Is Not Reasonable ADA Accommodation if Physical Presence Is Essential, Federal Court Rules
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently rejected a school principal’s argument that remote work was a reasonable accommodation for her asthma and restrictive lung disease that she claimed were exacerbated by the poor condition of the school building in which she worked.
Deadline Coming for Clawback Provisions in Executive Pay Policies
Public companies have until Dec. 1 to update or add new clawback provisions to their executive pay policies in order to comply with regulations the U.S. Securities and…
DACA Recipient Cannot Establish Alienage Discrimination
A summer intern applicant for ExxonMobil Corp. whose deportation was deferred under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could not pursue an…
Religious Exemption from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Would Cause Undue Hardship
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that seven health care workers’ claim that their employers violated federal law by denying them a religious exemption from…
California Approves Regulations on Employers’ Consideration of Criminal History
The California Office of Administrative Law has approved the Civil Rights Council’s proposed amendments to regulations regarding consideration of criminal history in…
OPM Announces Proposed Rule to Protect Career Civil Servants
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a proposed rule that would reinforce long-standing protections and merit system principles for career civil…
Examples of Disclaimer and Policy Changes in Response to NLRB Handbook Decision
Employers who are revising disclaimers and policies in response to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision in August should replace broad, ambiguous wording…
EEOC and HonorHealth Resolve Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals, doing business as HonorHealth, which provides medical care at multiple hospitals and medical facilities in the Phoenix area, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have resolved a disability discrimination lawsuit filed in 2020 by the EEOC, the federal agency announced today.
How to Have a Successful Meeting with Your Boss’s Boss
Five ways to get the most out of your one-on-one conversations with your skip-level manager.
How Knowledge Workers Should Prepare for the AI-Driven Workplace
These key members of the workforce should learn how to use AI, hone other skills for their career and ensure they get hands-on experience in their profession.
Workplace Democracy Dies in Darkness at the NLRB
If unions want to represent workers, they should win a vote in a free and fair election.