Due to the recent partial lapse in appropriations, the opening of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) has been postponed until early March 2019. The deadline to submit EEO-1 data will be extended to May 31, 2019.Filing the EEO-1 is mandatory for...

OSHA published a Final Rule to amend its recordkeeping regulation to remove the requirement to electronically submit to OSHA information from the OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident...

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...

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...

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...

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...