Retail employers are navigating an immigration compliance environment that is becoming more complex at both the operational and strategic levels. Recent policy changes require employers to respond to shifting humanitarian-based work authorization categories, while...
Cross-Border Catch-Up- Automated Out— How Courts Are Ruling on AI-Driven Dismissals [Podcast]
In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Patty Shapiro (San Diego) and Goli Rahimi (Chicago) examine a growing trend of companies citing AI adoption as a basis for workforce reductions and how courts around the world are beginning to weigh in on...
EEOC reminds employers the ADA applies despite tech advances
A worker with diabetes was allegedly denied breaks to check his blood sugar and fired after an electronic monitoring system recorded too many breaks.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled workers struck down in court
A federal judge declared President Donald Trump’s fee unlawful, violating the Administrative Procedure Act. The fee narrowed a major pathway for legal immigration that is used by tech companies, hospitals and universities. The post Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee for...
EEOC Scales Back Federal EEO Reporting Requirements: What It Means for Private-Sector Employers
On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Directives Transmittal No. 960.001, titled, “Additional Instructions for MD-715 Reporting for 2026,” signed by Chair Andrea R. Lucas. The post EEOC Scales Back Federal EEO Reporting...
Did Member States Meet the Deadline? Status of Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive
Did Member States Meet the Deadline? Status of Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive The deadline is here – yet in many places, implementation is still not in sight The implementation deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (PTD) has now passed,...
New Illinois NICU Leave Law: 4 Keys Payroll Needs to Know
Illinois’ Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act took effect on June 1, providing employees with children in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with unpaid, job-protected leave. For Payroll, that means new administration, coding and tracking requirements for the...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds FAAAA Does Not Preempt Negligent-Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, No. 24-1238, holding that negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA)....
EEOC Scales Back Federal EEO Reporting Requirements- What It Means for Private-Sector Employers
On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Directives Transmittal No. 960.001, titled, “Additional Instructions for MD-715 Reporting for 2026,” signed by Chair Andrea R. Lucas. The Additional Instructions significantly curtail...
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