Labor & Employment Law Update

On February 10, 2022, in a rare bipartisan effort, the U.S. Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (the “Act”), which amends the Federal Arbitration Act to make pre-dispute arbitration agreements covering sexual harassment and sexual assault claims unenforceable. The Act also eliminates class […]

On January 28, 2022, the USCIS announced that the 2022 (FY23) H-1B cap season will open March 1st.  Beginning February 21st, new employer-petitioners will be able to create new accounts beginning at 12pm Eastern Time on February 21st with the registration portal opening for new registrations on March 1st and […]

On February 1, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) officially opened up its Contractor Portal. Federal contractors and subcontractors may now begin registering in preparation for certifying compliance with their affirmative action plan (“AAP”) obligations (see December 3 newsletter article).  Note that contractors cannot certify compliance just […]

The 2022 H-1B cap season will be starting in just over a month and will be the first in some time taking place under record unemployment and economic conditions that will likely only increase the demand for high-skilled foreign workers needing such visa status.  As a reminder, there are a […]

The EEOC recently announced that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection period will tentatively open on April 12, 2022, with a tentative deadline to file by May 17, 2022.  This differs from the traditional timeline, which required covered employers to file the EEO-1 by March 31st.  The fact that […]