Department of State Issues May 2025 Visa Bulletin with Limited Movement for EB-3 India
For May 2025, USCIS determined that all Employment-Based (EB) preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin. The Final Action chart remains unchanged as compared to ...
How Can Employers Navigate Cannabis Use in the Workplace?
Can I prohibit my employees from using recreational cannabis at work?
Yes, you can, but it is important to ensure that your drug and alcohol policy clearly addresses this issue.
Can I drug test by just sending an employee for a urine ...
USCIS Has Randomly Selected Enough Beneficiaries with Properly Submitted Registrations to Reach the Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap
On March 31, 2025, USCIS announced that it had randomly selected enough beneficiaries to reach the H-1B cap in the initial round of the lottery. It notified all ...
When an employer faces a legal dispute with an employee, the employer may request to litigate the matter in arbitration instead of in court. Many employment-related documents include clauses that require arbitration in lieu of action in court, and those clauses often include waivers of an ...
FY2026 H-1B Cap Registration Will Open March 7, 2025
H-1B “Cap Season” is once again upon us. The Cap refers to annual numerical limit on H-1B visas. A large number of H-1B filings are expected again in the upcoming year. Once the Cap is reached, the category closes, and it will not be possible ...
What is the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act?
Signed into law by Governor Philip D. Murphy in November 2024, the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”) requires New Jersey employers to include wage and benefit information in all promotional opportunities and employment listings beginning on ...
Increase in Cap-Gap Extension Period
Currently, F-1 student visa holders who present an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and an H-1B receipt will have their EADs extended until October 1 of the same calendar year. Under a final rule published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
Train Managers to Understand and Comply with the Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and EEOC Guidance on Wearable Technologies.
While managers may be aware of the requirements to provide reasonable accommodations per state law and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), they must be ...
Department of Homeland Security Permanently Increases Automatic Extension Period for Employment Authorization Documents
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule that will permanently increase the automatic extension period for employment authorizations and ...
A federal district court judge in Texas on December 3, 2024, imposed a preliminary injunction on Congress’ efforts to fight international money laundering and terrorist financing. The judge ordered the Department of the Treasury not to enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (the ...