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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Makes Last-Minute Change and the Proposed Indoor Heat Regulation Is Approved With Questionable Vote
Quick Hits
- On December 22, 2023, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board published additional modifications of the draft indoor heat illness prevention standard.
- The Standards Board’s agenda items showed that the Standards Board had planned to consider a version of the regulation
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DOJ Increases Civil Monetary Penalties for Immigration-Related Violations to Adjust for Inflation
By Kara Goray & Ryan A. Mosser
Quick Hits
- Effective February 13, 2024, the DOJ increased civil monetary penalties, including those related to immigration-related violations.
- While these increases are not as substantial as the immigration benefit request fees increase announced in January 2024, employers may still want
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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part IX: Alabama Bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs and Departments for Public Institutions
Quick Hits
- Alabama’s act banning DEI programs in public institutions will become effective on October 1, 2024.
- The act forbids public entities, including state agencies, local boards of education, and public institutions of higher education, from maintaining a DEI office
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Beltway Buzz, March 22, 2024
March (Shutdown) Madness. Finally! This week, the U.S. Congress agreed to fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding for the federal government, a task that was supposed to have been completed by the end of September 2023. At the time of publication,…
USCIS Extends FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Deadline to Noon on March 25, 2024
Quick Hits
- Employers have until noon (EDT) on March 25, 2024, to register candidates for the FY 2025 H-1B cap lottery.
- Registration requires companies to set up an online account with USCIS.
The registration period had been set to end…
April 2024 Visa Bulletin Shows Advancement, but State Department Predicts Little to No Further Movement in Coming Months
Quick Hits
- The EB-1 final action dates will advance by approximately six weeks for China and by five months for India.
- The EB-2 final action dates will advance by exactly one month for China (February 1, 2020) and approximately six
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Considerations When Employing Workers in a Country Where the Company Currently Has No Employees
Quick Hits
- Employers interested in engaging individuals to work in a country where they currently have no employees may want to consider whether to employ them directly, engage them as contractors, or engage them via an employer of record (EOR).
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March Madness—a Sports Fan’s Dream, a Nightmare for Employee Productivity
Quick Hits
- The NCAA March Madness men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments can be a distraction for employees that harms overall productivity.
- The rise of online sports betting has the potential to further increase the distraction of March Madness and
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New York City to Consider Its Own Ban on Employer Noncompete Agreements Following Governor’s Veto
Quick Hits
- The New York City bill would prohibit employers from making workers sign noncompete agreements, including unpaid workers and independent contractors, and employers would be required to rescind existing noncompete agreements.
- Violators of the proposed bill would be subject
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