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Few Employers Will Require Employees to Receive COVID-19 Tests, Hong Kong Partners Predict
Mayer Brown Employment & Benefits partners Duncan Abate and Hong Tran (both Hong Kong) predict few employers will move forward with mass employee COVID-19 testing. According to Duncan and Hong, once employers carry out individual risk assessments, many will likely avoid making testing a requirement, outside of those in the most at-risk industries.
In an October 13 HR Magazine article, Duncan and Hong lay out several important questions for employers to consider when deciding…
In S&P Interview, Joydeep Sengupta Warns of Banks Being at “High Risk of Regulatory Enforcement”
After a period of relative leniency in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, bank regulators in the coming months are expected to begin taking a tougher stance and imposing stiffer penalties for COVID-19-related money laundering activities.
In an October 7 article in S&P Global Market Intelligence, Paris-based counsel Joydeep Sengupta, a member of Mayer Brown’s Compliance, Regulatory & Investigations team, explains how in 2021, regulators are on track to focus on large-scale fraud cases…
Trump Administration Issues Two New Rules to Restrict H-1B Visas and Increase Expenses for Employers Sponsoring Highly-Skilled Workers for Visas and Green Cards
Business Insider: Mayer Brown Shifts Summer Associate Hiring Process to Adjust to COVID-19
Mayer Brown is among several law firms that have adjusted summer associate recruitment plans as a result of the pandemic. In an October 6 Business Insider article, attorney recruitment manager Susanne Schaeffer said the firm has increased its participation in on campus interviews, which are largely taking place virtually. The firm is also getting creative with student outreach, utilizing a new online application system and meet-and-greet breakout rooms over Zoom.
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Trump Administration Ready To Issue Strengthening H-1B and Wage Rules Within Next 24 Hours
The White House has announced issuance of two new rules, both of which will take effect immediately upon publication in the Federal Register:
The Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B rule, “Strengthening the H-1B Non-immigrant Visa Classification Program,” which has been on the DHS regulatory agenda for many years, including its first appearance in Fall 2017 under the current administration. It has since appeared in every other regulatory agenda since then, including Spring 2018, Fall 2018,…