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How Has Trump 2.0 Already Affected Employment-Based Immigration?
February 4, 2025
President Trump has emphasized immigration enforcement and implementation of “Hire American” policies that will present challenges to an employer’s ability to hire and retain foreign talent.
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Interplay Between FMLA and State or Local Family and Medical Leave Programs
February 4, 2025
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter stating that employers are not permitted to require employees to use accrued employer-provided paid leave benefits during a designated FMLA leave when the employee is also receiving benefits from a state or local family and medical leave program.
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CMS On Your Radar - Key Employment Issues to be Aware of Internationally
February 3, 2025
We look at employment law developments taking place throughout 2025. There is plenty to track this year, ranging from changes to working time, leave entitlements and increases in statutory minimum wage rates.
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Changes to H-1B Program Now In Effect
January 31, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new regulation to modernize and improve the H 1B program. The new regulation took effect on January 17, 2025.
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Week in Review: Whiplash Over Federal Funding, Changes in Agency Leadership, New EEOC Priorities, and New K-12 Executive Order
January 31, 2025
Here, we highlight the important actions from this past week and the potential challenges they may face ahead.
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Europe: Training According to the EU AI Act
January 30, 2025
Worklaw Europe Member CMS has developed an e-learning programme that can be used as a key component of AI literacy training in companies, "Artificial Intelligence – Basics and literacy training."
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Massachusetts: When are Remote Employees Eligible for FMLA and/or Paid Family and Medical Leave?
January 30, 2025
Private-sector employers that increasingly have been approving remote work for their employees have wondered whether they remain “Covered Employers” under the federal Family Medical Leave Act and whether their out-of-state employees are still eligible for FMLA leave.
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President Trump Removes Democratic NLRB Member and General Counsel
January 28, 2025
In the evening hours of Monday, January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Democratic Board member Gwynne Wilcox.
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Massachusetts: As Filing Deadline Looms, State Publishes New FAQs on Pay Transparency Law
January 24, 2025
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development recently published a set of FAQs designed to help employers determine if they are covered by the new filing requirements and what they need to do to comply.
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Trump's First Round of DOL Appointments
January 24, 2025
Just a week into the second Trump Administration, we’re starting to get a glimpse of what the Trump Department of Labor may look like. Here’s what we’ve seen so far.
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India: Update on New Labour Code
January 24, 2025
The Government of India plans to introduce anticipated Labour Codes during early 2025.
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Trump Administration Takes Aim at DEI Initiatives, Including Striking Executive Order 11246. Is it the Beginning of the End of Affirmative Action Plans?
January 23, 2025
        In the first two days of his second term, President Trump has issued a slew of Executive Orders on a range of policy issues. 
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