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Hiring & Firing › Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

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FTC To Consider Issuing Proposed Final Rule Regarding Non-Competes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/17/2024

The FTC announced yesterday that it will be hosting a special virtual open meeting on April 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss its proposed final rule regarding non-competes....more

Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Definition under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/10/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule, attempting to define employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (the “Final Rule”). The Final...more

Proposed Rulemaking on H-1B Modernization

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/25/2023

On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on modernizing the H-1B program. The purpose is to amend regulations governing H–1B specialty occupation...more

[Webinar] You Don't Own Me: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Restrictive Covenants - July 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

UB Greensfelder LLP on 6/23/2023

Join attorneys from Ulmer’s Employment and Labor and Intellectiual Property Pracrices as they host a complimentary webinar on the impact of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) January 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

Passing the Buck: Feds Propose Increasing Workplace Immigration Fees

Fisher Phillips on 1/12/2023

Employers in the U.S. would face significant increases in filing fees for many employment-based petitions under a recent USCIS proposal. The changes would place the burden on employers to cover the cost of processing complex...more

NLRB Proposes Expanded Standard for Joint-Employer Status

Bowditch & Dewey on 9/14/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). ...more

OFCCP Signals Return to More Aggressive and Less Transparent Audits

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/6/2022

In the last three weeks alone, OFCCP has issued two significant Directives and a notice of proposed rulemaking, signaling its intent to be far more aggressive and less transparent in compliance evaluations than under the...more

The Relationship Talk: DOL Issues New Rules on Joint Employer Status

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/20/2019

When do your business relationships make you a joint employer? Fortunately, the DOL recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with changes to regulations regarding when two or more entities should be treated as...more

Preparing for the 2019 H-1B cap season

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 12/5/2018

On April 1, 2019, USCIS will begin accepting cap subject H-1B professional worker petitions for a start date of October 1, 2019 (FY2020). Due to the high demand for H-1B visas and newly proposed rulemaking for cap-subject...more

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