Record Demand in FY2024 H-1B Lottery Filings Leads to Fraud Investigation
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that for FY2024, it received 758,994 eligible H-1B registrations, up dramatically from last year’s 474,421 registrations. Of the FY2024 ...
The United States Supreme Court has issued a ruling clarifying which wetlands can be regulated by the federal government under the Clean Water Act. In a 5-4 vote, SCOTUS ruled that wetlands can only be regulated under the Clean Water Act if they have a "continuous surface connection" to a larger, regulated body of water such as a river, lake, or ocean.
On May 17, 2023, Montana became the first state to fully ban TikTok with Senate Bill 419. Effective January 1, 2024, TikTok will be prohibited from operating within the state. The law cites concerns about users’ privacy, national security concerns due to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance’s affiliation with China, and potentially dangerous content impact on minors.
On March 13, 2023, the New Jersey Legislature approved S297/A493 (the “Act”). The Act takes effect immediately and requires that every public agency and government contractor report cybersecurity incidents to the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness ...
Governor Murphy signed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” on February 6, 2023. The legislation expands the rights and protections of temporary workers in New Jersey” while placing a wide range of obligations on staffing agencies and the employers that use them. The ...
July 14, 2022, was the deadline for those engaged in soil and fill recycling services in New Jersey to (i) be exempt, (ii) annually certify to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) that they only handle “non-restricted” (a/k/a “clean”) materials, or (iii ...
1. REVIEW AND UPDATE JOB DESCRIPTIONS. Job descriptions outline the necessary skills, training and education needed to perform a job, and are critically important in furtherance of an employer’s compliance efforts when interviewing candidates; properly classifying employees as ...
Coming off a successful reelection, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a two-year moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining operations in New York that rely upon fossil fuel generated electricity. Taking care not to enact a statewide prohibition, existing cryptocurrency mining ...
Effective November 1, 2022, employers advertising jobs to be performed in New York City must include a good faith salary range for every job, promotion, and transfer opportunity advertised.
The salary transparency provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law apply to all employers that ...
On October 19, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated poster regarding the federal laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. The new “Know Your Rights” poster replaces the former “EEO is the Law” poster and can be obtained and printed ...