Labor & Employment Law Update

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an Iowa agricultural products company could not enforce a noncompete agreement against one of its independent contractors as it was unreasonable. Ag Spectrum Co. v. Elder, __ F.3d__,  2017 WL 3271303, at *1 (8th Cir. Aug. 2, 2017).   Vaughn Elder […]

A lot has happened (and in some cases, not happened) this summer related to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, so let’s get caught up! DOL Overtime Regulations Update: What We Know and What We Don’t Since November, we’ve been waiting for final resolution regarding the DOL’s revised […]

On December 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), issued a Final Rule that requires federal contractors to follow new privacy training procedures with regard to handling and protecting “personally identifiable information” or “PII.”  PII refers to any […]

There are lots of Federal Contractor odds and ends to discuss since President Trump’s inauguration.  Let’s get caught up! Trump Signs Executive Order to Roll Back Regulations In late January 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order to eliminate two federal regulations for every one regulation enacted.  Given the numerous […]

For H-1B nonimmigrant visas subject to the cap, April 1, 2016, is the first day on which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will accept H-1B cap-subject petitions for foreign national professionals in specialty occupations. As April 1, 2017 is a Saturday, the first day of filing will be […]