United States
Smith, Currie & Hancock
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently swatted down an attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use the sovereign acts doctrine to dodge liability for extra costs incurred during a COVID-19 shutdown.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently rejected a school principal's argument that remote work was a reasonable accommodation for her asthma and restrictive...
McGuireWoods LLP
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2021 and 2022 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations...
Morrison & Foerster LLP
This week, the Ninth Circuit considers whether COVID-testing providers have a private right of action for reimbursement and considers a landlord's standing to challenge a COVID-related eviction moratorium.
Klasko
The Department of Labors Office of Foreign Labor Certification has issued Round 4 of its frequently asked questions related to the Labor Condition Application for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visa programs.
Foley Hoag LLP
On August 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or the "Board") released a decision broadening the protection under federal labor law for protests...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On July 27, 2023, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in Mosley v. Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries that verbal disclosure of an employee's COVID-19 status does not support a violation...
Fenwick
Effective August 1, 2023, employers participating in E-Verify in good standing have the option to conduct remote inspections of Form I-9 documents, pursuant to the federal Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") released a new Form I-9. The previous one was issued in 2019 and expires on October 31, 2023.
Ward and Smith, P.A.
On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced a new final rule establishing a remote option for employers to inspect employee documents in compliance with I-9 employment...
Pierce Atwood LLP
Starting August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allow qualifying employers to review I-9 documents using a video conference as part of the employment...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced on July 21, 2023 they will publish a revised version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023. DHS also announced an enhanced...
Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
On July 21, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will publish a new revised version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023.
Pryor Cashman LLP
The long-anticipated new rule allowing certain employers the option to remotely (rather than in-person) verify the employment eligibility of new employees will be published...
Foley Hoag LLP
When hiring employees, employers must verify employees' identities and employment authorizations and record their verification...
Perkins Coie LLP
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc. on July 6, 2023, that California employers cannot be held liable...
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Kathryn Lang (Associate-White Plains) and Katherine McCrink (Partner-White Plains) moved to dismiss a COVID-19 nursing home...
Nossaman LLP
May 11, 2023 marked a milestone in the pandemic response with the expiration of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On July 11, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) declined to extend its early COVID-19 emergency orders to the time limits established for filing a complaint...
Womble Bond Dickinson
After a long period of economic and political stability, the world entered an era of relative turmoil with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.