The spring edition of the semi-annual list of federal agency rulemaking activity indicates that a few remaining controversial rules will be issued in the coming months.
El 17 de mayo de 2016, el Diario Oficial de la Federación publicó una reforma a los Lineamientos para trámites y procedimientos migratorios, la cual permitirá a los residentes de Colombia, Chile y Perú internarse a México para fines de turismo y negocios
On May 17, 2016, the Mexican government announced amendments to the country's immigration regulations, allowing residents of Colombia, Chile and Peru to be admitted into Mexico for tourism or business purposes without a visa.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto recently presented to the Senate a bill that would amend several sections of the Mexican Constitution, representing a significant reform to the Federal Labor Law.
El pasado 28 de abril del año en curso, el presidente de Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, envió al Senado de la República una iniciativa para enmendar varios artículos de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos ( en adelante “Constitución”)
On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, a case raising the procedural question whether any and all violations of a federal statute are sufficient for a plaintiff to file a lawsuit in federal court.
The California legislature has reached the midpoint of its 2016 legislative session. The Governor has signed four bills of significance to California private sector employers.
OSHA recently published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. Under this new reporting standard, employer policies that request or require post- accident drug or alcohol testing will face new scrutiny by OSHA.
With publication of the DOL's final overtime rule imminent, Littler Principal Tammy McCutchen testified before a Senate Subcommittee about how the proposed changes will disproportionately and negatively impact small businesses and nonprofit entities.
In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, OSHA published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses.