Due to the failure of Congress to pass legislation
increasing the numbers of new H-1B beneficiaries, human
resources executives are unable to make firm plans for the
hiring of highly skilled foreign nationals. For the past
several years the demand for H-1B visas far exceeded the
supply. For visa year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008 and
ends on September 30, 2009, more than twice as many petitions
were filed during the first week filing was permitted (six
months prior to the start date, or April 1, 2008) than
authorized by law. A lottery was held for both the 65,000 H-1B
visas allocated for beneficiaries with bachelors degrees and
the 20,000 visa numbers allotted to beneficiaries with advanced
degrees earned in the United States....
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On July 7, 2010, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule requiring federal contractors to make certain disclosures regarding first-tier subcontract awards.
As employment of summertime youth workers peaks, it is a good time to review compliance with the myriad federal and state laws and regulations governing this segment of your employee pool.
On Monday, July 26, 2010 – the 20th Anniversary of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued four Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The recent Court of Appeal case of GX Networks Limited v Greenland shows how important it is for employers to have effective capping arrangements in incentive plans and also to use them correctly.
Last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued additional guidance regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"). This guidance addresses the requirement that group health plans provide certain preventive items and services without cost-sharing.
Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rulings on what kinds of measures are capable of amounting to repudiatory conduct in the context of a constructive unfair dismissal claim are always instructive.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final safe harbor regulations establishing a time frame within which participant contributions and loan payments will be considered timely deposited to an employee benefit plan.
As the pace and emotional pressures of everyday life impact employees at home and in the workplace, a distressing and tragic trend has been occurring for some time—employees are unable to control their emotions at work, and violence erupts toward managers, co workers, customers or third parties.
Alison Vine, Tax Director at Ernst & Young in Guernsey, explains the advantages of establishing or transferring your pension abroad if you are not staying in the UK. The top rate of income tax in the UK is 50%, contributions into UK pension schemes are qualifying for less and less relief, and the fiscal position of the UK is worrying.
