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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Trump Signs Order Ending Government Disparate Impact Investigations

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from investigating or prosecuting employment discrimination using the disparate impact concept. Most discrimination claims allege that an...more

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The Top 10 Legal Issues for CFOs and GCs of Fashion and Retail Companies

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In 2025, the retail and fashion industries are bracing for a transformative year, heavily influenced by the policies of the new Trump Administration. These policies promise rapid and significant changes, particularly in areas...more

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ICE Steps Up I-9 Inspections In Southern California Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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Many businesses already facing COVID-19 coronavirus-related threats to the bottom line are now besieged on another front as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ramped up the I-9 workplace inspections central to...more

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Watching You Like a HAWKe: President Trump’s Proposed Budget Reveals Plans To Add Computer Systems to Automate the I-9 Inspection...

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It is no secret that President Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts include dramatic increases in I-9 inspections and worksite investigations. In his most recent budget proposal, President Trump requested funds for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work - Monthly Rundown

This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into January 2020. The episode includes: 1. The Recalibration of Federal Agencies The year 2019 was the year of...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Lessons from the Kavanaugh Hearing

I’m a management-side employment lawyer. It’s my job to go to court and defend employers and executives accused of all different types of misconduct, including sexual harassment. Over the last 20 years, I have seen it all....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Iceman Cometh: Worksite Immigration Enforcement on the Rise, So Check Your I-9s

As the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration proceeds on numerous fronts, employers increasingly find themselves caught in the crosshairs. In fact, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently...more

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District Court Preliminarily Enjoins Some Components of California Sanctuary Laws Impacting Employers

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On July 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice obtained a partial victory in its challenge of California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act ("Assembly Bill 450" or "AB 450") and other sanctuary laws when a California federal...more

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Federal Court Blocks Portions of California’s New Workplace Immigration Law

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Immigration has, and continues to be, a major flashpoint between California and the Trump administration. In 2017, the California legislature passed significant legislation (AB 450) impacting how California employers deal...more

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DOJ Challenges California Law Placing Restrictions on Employer's Ability to Allow ICE into the Workplace

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On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450), among other laws designed to limit the extent state law enforcement and prisons...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OSHA staffing ups and downs – what could it mean for employers?

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Part of the Trump administration’s political platform was to shrink the size of the federal government that is not involved in defense and security. As that trickles down to OSHA, what will fewer compliance officers mean for...more

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New California Law Imposes Obligations on Employers During Immigration Worksite Enforcement

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On October 5, Governor Brown signed AB 450, which will go into effect on January 1, 2018. Among other things, AB 450 prohibits employers from voluntary consenting to ICE access to the worksite without a judicial warrant,...more

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No Immigration Surprises in President’s Proposed Budget - Mandatory E-Verify, Boosted Enforcement Among Priority Requests

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President Trump’s proposed budget released by the White House earlier this week contains no real surprises when it comes to the immigration provisions. The budget supports President Trump’s promises to increase immigration...more

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California Bill Puts Employers Smack in the Middle of National Immigration Debate

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Since the election of President Trump, the California Legislature has been vocal and active in efforts to resist announced or anticipated actions of the Trump administration. This includes efforts to make California a...more

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Congress has Voted to Kill OSHA’s “Volks Rule – So What Does that Really Mean?

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If one listens to various Democrat and labor talking heads, you would think that Congress has rolled back 40 years of worker protections by passing a resolution killing the new OSHA rule, which permitted OSHA to cite...more

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Immigration Law Enforcement and Visa Programs Focus of Draft Executive Order

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President Donald Trump had campaigned on prioritizing and protecting the interests of American workers and reducing unlawful employment of aliens. In a draft Executive Order, “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by...more

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[Event] Master Class: Labor and Employment Law Under the Trump Administration - Jan. 25th, Washington, D.C.

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Please join us for BakerHostetler's “Labor and Employment Law Under the Trump Administration.” This daylong seminar is designed to offer all new high-level courses, hitting specific and practical headline issues that will be...more

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Immigration Policy Choices Under the New Administration

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Now that the election is over, focus turns to the U.S. immigration policy of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration over the next four years. Forecasts of this type are never easy with any new President; the task is...more

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Seyfarth’s Analysis of the Short-Term Impact of the Election on Business and Employment-based Immigration

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Trump Administration will have the power to make significant changes to the business immigration landscape. Here is what we can expect. Immigration issues have become more important than ever for...more

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