Labor & Employment Law Update

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”) […]

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 […]

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, […]

On September 7, 2015 (Labor Day), President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, which will require federal contractors to provide their employees with paid sick leave. The White House estimates that the new rule will benefit approximately 300,000 workers. The Executive Order also urges Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act, […]

The EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee has extended the deadline for the filing of this year’s EEO-1 reports until October 30, 2015. This extension was due in part to changes to the EEO-1 Form which have proven to be time-consuming for employers. One major change is a requirement that company locations […]