News & Analysis

Due to severe backlogs with adjudication exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 4, 2022, DHS published a rule to temporarily increase the automatic extension period for EADs from up to 180 days to up to 540 days.

New York State’s recently enacted law requiring notice of electronic monitoring goes into effect on May 7, 2022.

In a recent case the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta emphasized that the duty to accommodate is not exclusively that of the employer..

On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of damages available under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In an effort to close what is viewed as a persistent pay gap, Washington has amended its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) for the second time to require employers to include wage and benefit information in their job postings.

Ohio recently enacted Senate Bill 47, which includes new Ohio Revised Code § 4111.031, which limits an employer’s obligation to pay overtime for certain work-related tasks that occur outside of the workday.

On April 28, 2022, two decrees were published in the Official Gazette of Mexico amending several articles of the Federal Labor Law.

El 28 de abril de 2022 se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación dos decretos mediante los cuales se reforman diversos artículos de la Ley Federal del Trabajo.

Four months ago, New York City became the second jurisdiction in the country to require employers to include the minimum and maximum potential salaries for open positions in job postings.

The European Commission and the United States have announced a new data transfer mechanism, following the invalidation of Privacy Shield in July 2020.