The new year brings new laws that affect California employers as well as the HR professionals who play a critical role in ensuring compliance. From COVID-19-related […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule Jan. 8 replacing the annual H-1B visa lottery that randomly selects foreign professionals with a process […]

Retirement plan sponsors have options to push back against more restrictive coverage terms and higher pricing for fiduciary liability coverage. The best approach is to present […]

Terminating an employee within hours after she reported concerns about alleged gender discrimination amounted to significant evidence that the employer’s stated reasons for firing her might […]

Employees who need to attend a midday parent-teacher conference or doctor’s appointment sometimes choose to split their workday between the office and home. So is the […]

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule allowing “back-of-the-house” restaurant workers—such as cooks and dishwashers—and other nontipped hospitality workers to share in gratuities […]

President Donald Trump extended a freeze on foreign workers entering the U.S. with work-based visas and green cards through March 31, citing continued weakness in the […]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on Jan. 6 clarifying who is an independent contractor versus an employee under the Fair Labor […]