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October 6, 2011

Bill Would Remove Per-Country Caps on Employment-Based Visas

Currently, the Immigration and Nationality Act permits the issuance of approximately 140,000 employment-based

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October 6, 2011

Report on Immigration Bills in State Legislatures: 2011 Has Seen Increase in Introductions, Decrease in Enactments

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) recently announced the results of its report on

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October 6, 2011

House Bill Aims to Encourage Travel to the U.S. by Mandating Faster Visa Processing

Rep. Joe Heck (R–NV) has introduced the Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of

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October 6, 2011

When Garden Leave Clauses Are Most Effectively Used and How to Enforce Them

In this entry, we discussed the ways a garden leave clause, or paying a departing employee while transitioning

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October 5, 2011

NLRB Extends Employee Rights Notice Posting Rule Implementation Date

Employers will now have until January 31, 2012 to comply with the National Labor Relations Board’s

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October 5, 2011

New Connecticut Law Targets Workplace Violence Risk to Healthcare Employers

As discussed in a recent post on this blog, a number of states have enacted legislation to address the

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October 5, 2011

OSHA to Hold Stakeholder Meeting to Discuss Occupational Hearing Loss

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced (pdf) that it intends to hold a public

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October 5, 2011

NLRB Extends Employee Rights Notice Posting Rule Implementation Date

Employers will now have until January 31, 2012 to comply with the National Labor Relations Board’s

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October 5, 2011

California Federal Court Finds Broad Noncompete Could Be Enforceable Based on Possibility of Revision

While the Bratz case continues to dazzle onlookers, an interesting thing happened in a more low profile

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October 4, 2011

NLRB Administrative Law Judge Upholds Employee Termination Based on Facebook Posts

An administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board issued an opinion last week holding

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