The United States Supreme Court has refused to decide an appeal by Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (“Domino’s”) that challenged a lower-court opinion requiring the company to ensure its website and mobile app are accessible to people with disabilities. The Supreme Court’s decision to refrain from deciding the case raises questions for […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
NLRB Reverses Email Position, Again
Technology sometimes outpaces the law. And those who interpret laws from a bygone era sometimes struggle to adjust to modern circumstances. That’s exactly what happened with employer controlled email systems. When the National Labor Relations Act was passed over 80 years ago, Congress did not fathom that employees might organize […]
H-1B Registration Tool – Changes are Comin’ to the H1B Lottery…
In December, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that it is ready to implement recent proposed changes to the H-1B lottery, including: (1) a requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to first electronically register with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) during a specified registration […]
H-1B Cap Lottery Changes – What We Know and What We Don’t Know
In January of 2019 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced two changes to H-1B cap-subject petitions: (1) a reverse of the order of the lottery resulting in the 20,000 “master’s cap” drawing for beneficiaries with a master’s degree or higher from a U.S institution taking place first followed by […]
Update To Individual Coverage HRAs: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations
In a previous newsletter article published on July 22, 2019, we discussed the final regulations issued in June 2019 which authorize employers to provide employees with tax-preferred funds to pay for the cost of health insurance coverage purchased in the individual market, via an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (“ICHRA”). These final […]