Effective January 1, 2016, the E-Verify Program will begin deleting transaction records that are more than 10 years old from the system. Employers will no longer have access through the system to any cases created prior to December 31, 2005. Similar to recent initiatives at the US Department of Labor, […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
NLRB Creates New Rights and Enhances Organizing Tools
For several years we’ve cautioned employers on the changing legal standards being adopted and enforced by the current National Labor Relations Board. To name just a few of the significant new standards, employers are now confronting quickie elections, less flexibility to control access to email for organizing purposes, and much […]
Common Issues In Form I-9 Compliance
As immigration reform stalls out in Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) through its enforcement division, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), will continue to direct its enforcement efforts at employers. Moreover, ICE progressively teams up with other agencies, such as the Department of Labor (“DOL”), Social Security Administration (“SSA”) […]
Revised Procedures For Adjustment of Status Applications
In response to the executive action on immigration announced in November 2014, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) adopted new procedures for filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Current procedures Under the existing procedures, the DOS publishes […]
OFCCP Issues Final Rule to Promote Pay Transparency
In April 2014, we published an article regarding Executive Order 13665, which prohibited federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation. On September 10, 2015, the OFCCP announced its Final Rule to Promote Pay Transparency, which implements the Executive Order. The rule goes into effect on January 11, […]