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We are pleased to announce registration for the inaugural Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP Immigration Symposium for Employers is now open. Attached please find the program, which includes hot topics addressing immigration...

As of November 11, 2019, Polish nationals are eligible to participate in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows nationals of participating countries to enter the United States as nonimmigrants for business or...

On December 23, 2019, the reciprocity schedule for Australia was revised for certain visa categories, introducing changes that include dramatically higher fees for E, F, H, L and R visa applicants. For instance, the fee for...

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) recently announced its final rule, effective April 16, 2020, which abandons key components of the 2014 “quickie” election procedures adopted during the Obama...

Employees no longer have a right under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to use employer-provided email during nonwork time for union organizing purposes. In Caesar’s Entertainment d/b/a Rio All-Suites Hotel...

In Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144 (Dec. 16, 2019), the Board continued its reversal of Obama-era precedent by holding that work rules requiring employees to maintain confidentiality during...

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed two bills into law which provide increased protection against pay discrimination for New York employees.  Expansion of New York’s Equal Pay Law The first law (S5248) increases employee...

Connecticut employers must comply with new training and notice requirements under Connecticut’s Time’s Up Act.  This new law, which expands employee protections against sexual harassment in the workplace, took effect on...

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized its new rules regarding overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2020. Under the DOL’s...

Effective December 31, 2019, the minimum wage and minimum salary for exempt employees in New York State is increasing, except for the $15 per hour minimum wage rate for large New York City employers, which remains the same....