Shutdown Clock Continues to Tick. Although the U.S. Congress staved off a partial government shutdown last week and made some progress toward finalizing government appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year, the work is not completely done. Congress has one week—until
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OSHA’s Proposed Emergency Response Standard: A Closer Look and an Analysis for Covered Employers
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- OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard—an overhaul of the decades-old Fire Brigades Standard—would apply to firefighting, emergency medical services, and technical search and rescue.
- The proposed standard’s lack of specific definitions, action levels, and exposure limits makes its compliance
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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VIII: Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Ban On Workplace DEI Training Under First Amendment
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- The Eleventh Circuit ruled a Florida law that would prohibit employers from holding mandatory workplace training programs that discuss certain DEI-related topics was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
- The restriction was part of a broader law known as
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Mexican Government Issues Guidance for License Renewal Process for Providers of Outsourced Specialized Services
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- Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published guidance for renewing a license as a provider of specialized services in the Registry of Specialized Services Providers or Specialized Works.
- The REPSE license must be renewed every three years,
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H-2B Cap Met for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2024
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- The H-2B quota has been reached for cap-subject petitions with employment start dates from April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024.
- Cap-subject petitions received after March 7, 2024, will be rejected.
USCIS will continue to accept H-2B petitions…
Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule
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- A U.S. District judge in Texas struck down the NLRB’s new joint-employer rule that would have placed more employers at risk of being deemed joint employers.
- The ruling found that the new rule failed to create a clear
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Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down NRLB’s New Joint-Employer Rule
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- A U.S. District Judge in Texas struck down the NLRB’s new joint-employer rule that would have placed more employers at risk of being deemed joint employers.
- The ruling found that new rule failed to create a clear standard
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Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Vote on Indoor Heat Standard on March 21, 2024
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- On December 22, 2023, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board published additional modifications of the draft indoor heat illness prevention standard.
- The Standards Board will consider a version of the regulation that is essentially unchanged from the December 22, 2023,
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DOJ Official Cites Old West ‘WANTED’ Posters in Announcement of New Whistleblower Monetary Awards Program
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- DOJ Deputy AG Monaco announced the department will launch a pilot program to make whistleblowers who voluntarily provide truthful information not already known by the DOJ eligible to share in any resulting monetary forfeiture.
- The program will only
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Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill to Reduce Redundancies in Family Leave Laws
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- Oregon Governor Kotek is expected to sign a bill that would reduce redundancies in the state’s employee leave laws.
- Eligible employees would still be able to take protected, unpaid leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) for
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