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...
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...
A worker with diabetes was allegedly denied breaks to check his blood sugar and fired after an electronic monitoring system recorded too many breaks.
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...
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 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,...
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...
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)....
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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