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March 30, 2010

Implications of USCIS Memo on H-1B Employment Relationship Requirements

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a guidance memo to its

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March 29, 2010

Recent USCIS Memo on Employer-Employee Relationship Requirements for H-1B Visa Petitions: Regulation by Memorandum?

Donald Neufeld, Associate Director or Service Center Operations for the United States Citizenship and

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March 29, 2010

Employers Should Be Cautious of New Decision Holding That Severance is Not "Wages" Subject to FICA

In United States v. Quality Stores, Inc.,1 a federal district court in Michigan held that severance payments

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March 29, 2010

Obama Makes NLRB, EEOC Recess Appointments

Despite increasing opposition, President Obama on Saturday announced his appointment of 15 individuals

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March 29, 2010

Department of Labor Reverses Course: Mortgage Loan Officers Do Not Meet the Administrative Exemption's Requirements

On March 24, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) abandoned its position on the exempt status of mortgage

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March 29, 2010

Seventh Circuit Affirms Ruling that "Account Representative" Is Exempt Under FLSA's Outside Sales and "Combination" Exemptions

In Schmidt v. Eagle Waste & Recycling Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district

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March 29, 2010

CBO Issues Revised Cost Estimate for the Senate Health Care Bill

A report (pdf) issued on March 11 by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that the health care

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March 29, 2010

Further Analysis on DOL Reversal re: Exempt Status for Mortgage Loan Officers

In a development that may have significant implications for mortgage lenders and other financial services

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March 26, 2010

Republican Senators Draft Letter Opposing Potential NLRB Recess Appointment

On Thursday, all 41 Republican senators signed a letter written by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and John

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March 26, 2010

Bill Temporarily Extending COBRA Benefits Stalls

Despite last-ditch efforts, the Senate failed to approve the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851)

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