Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that effective the fall semester 2024, international students holding a valid study permit will be permitted to work up to 24 hours per week off campus during the school term.
With the deadline for gender pay gap reporting in the UK having just passed, we explore some of the broader pay gap reporting, pay equity and pay transparency developments, and predict how these wider external influences may lead to future change.
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has issued four decisions since February 2023 addressing the amount penalties imposed on employers for Form I-9 violations.
This article provides an overview of the common visa classifications available as alternatives to H-1B visa to retain and or hire talented foreign workers.
On April 25, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed into law new legislation prohibiting non-compete and conflict-of-interest clauses for certain veterinary and health care professionals in the state of Maryland.
Lavanga Wijekoon speaks with Ellen Miller of the National Immigrant Justice Center, Jodi Ziesemer of the New York Legal Assistance Group and Laura Lunn of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network about the work being done across the country.
Over the last two years, starting even before the Supreme Court’s decision regarding affirmative action in June 2023, there has been a noticeable uptick in bills introduced in state legislatures restricting inclusion, equity, and diversity practices.
Making New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature passed an amendment that will require employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave for employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures.
The NY Budget includes legislation that significantly changes the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program and leaves open whether most of the present Fiscal Intermediaries will be part of the program once the new framework is instituted.
