On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) promulgated new procedures for determining the visa availability date for individuals waiting to file employment- and family-based applications for permanent residence in the U.S.
The California Legislature adjourned its 2015 regular session early last Saturday morning. It is now up to Governor Brown to sign or veto the last of the Legislature’s 2015 work product.
After returning from the August congressional recess, lawmakers were quick to introduce a bill that would negate the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Browning-Ferris.
The Second Circuit created a federal appellate split when it revived a Dodd-Frank Act retaliation claim by an ex-employee who only reported his claims of accounting fraud internally before he was terminated.
In DPI Secuprint, Inc., the NLRB determined that a union can organize a group of workers while excluding some of the targeted group's co-workers who are part of a single, functionally-integrated production process.
The latest in a string of presidential actions targeting employers that do business with the federal government is a new Executive Order that will require federal contractors to provide their employers with paid sick leave.
On September 1, 2015, the NLRB's General Counsel issued a guidance memorandum on electronic signatures to support a showing of interest related to a union petition.
