Here are our top tips to assist companies and institutions in preparing for visits by immigration officials. The second Trump administration has set robust enforcement of the immigration laws as a top-level priority. On...more
2/13/2025
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In a significant move to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, the Illinois Legislature amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA or “the Act”) to address the growing use of AI at various points throughout...more
2/12/2025
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As we reported last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) extended deadline to file a 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 report (for covered entities) was July 9, 2024. That date now behind us, what’s a company...more
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Guidance on COVID-19 (COVID) in the form of additional FAQs. The EEOC has now answered the questions on many employer’s minds - whether...more
12/17/2020
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We noted last year that, at the behest of its General Counsel Richard Griffin, the National Labor Relations Board was looking to recast the joint employer test under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) within the...more
For some employers, paycards have become a convenient and cost-effective alternate method to pay their workers, and for employees to have fast and easy access to their wages. Even direct deposit, for all the administrative...more