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Week in Review: More Executive Orders, More Agency Changes, and a Lawsuit Against the State of Illinois
February 11, 2025
Last week was another busy week for the White House, with several notable Executive Orders and more agency leadership changes.
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FY 2026 H-1B Registration Will Open March 7
February 11, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has officially released the dates for the H-1B Visa lottery for fiscal year 2026.
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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246's Affirmative Action Requirements
February 11, 2025
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”
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The Potential Impact of President Trump’s Executive Order on DEI Programs
February 10, 2025
These actions do not come as a surprise. During his campaign, President Trump spoke about his disdain for DEI and DEIA programs.
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How Has Trump 2.0 Already Affected Employment-Based Immigration?
February 3, 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 3, 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 2, 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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Week in Review: Whiplash Over Federal Funding, Changes in Agency Leadership, New EEOC Priorities, and New K-12 Executive Order
January 30, 2025
Here, we highlight the important actions from this past week and the potential challenges they may face ahead.
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Changes to H-1B Program Now In Effect
January 30, 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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Europe: Training According to the EU AI Act
January 29, 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 29, 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 27, 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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