by HR Pros | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
USCIS resumed premium processing on Monday, January 28th, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the “master’s cap”). Petitioners who have received requests for evidence (RFEs) for pending FY 2019...
by HR Pros | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
A jury awarded a Florida hotel dishwasher $21.5 million. The jury decided her employer Hilton Worldwide violated her Title VII rights by repeatedly scheduling her to work on Sundays and then firing her. The dishwasher sued Hilton Worldwide claiming it had violated...
by HR Pros | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
E-Verify—the federal electronic employment eligibility verification service will not be available during the partial shutdown of the U.S. government that began Dec. 22, 2018. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the program, announced that the...
by HR Pros | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has issued a Clarification on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. §1904.35(b)(1)(iv).” Prior guidance from OSHA led many employers to believe that they must...
by HR Pros | Nov 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
While no federal law provides employees leave to vote, many states have enacted voter-leave laws. Some states guarantee paid time off, others do not. The time guaranteed for employees to vote varies state-by-state as well. Some employers, depending on the state, may...
by HR Pros | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Opinion letters serve as a means by which the public can develop a clearer understanding of what FLSA and FMLA compliance entails. Opinion letters may be signed by the Wage and Hour Division Administrator or a lower level official. On August 28, 2018 The Department of...
