While the focus in the Bluegrass state over the past couple of weeks has been on horses and bourbon, a lobbying group for older Americans -- the AARP -- has asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to rule that the EEOC’s new guidelines for employee wellness programs are illogical and arbitrary. According to the AARP, the ...
At a job interview, a candidate is often asked: “What’s your current or most recent salary?” Usually, this question is feared. After all, a low figure could limit the candidate’s starting pay, but a high number could make the candidate seem expensive. Now, in a growing number of states and cities, the question is off ...
Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr. has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
The induction ceremony at which Mr. Vorder-Bruegge became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 600 persons during the recent 2017 Spring Meeting of the College in Boca Raton ...
By Glen Krebs
On April 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced multiple measures to further deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. On April 4, 2017 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to protect U.S. workers from H1B program discrimination by providing greater transparency and oversight. These ...
President Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 earlier this month. The proposal, which is entitled “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” purports to “put[] the needs of its own people first” by prioritizing national security and public safety. To account for increases ...
On March 21, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court finally resolved the issue of Lafe Solomon’s role as Acting General Counsel of the NLRB in National Labor Relations Board v. SW General, Inc. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court held that Solomon’s position as Acting General Counsel violated The ...
Last week, the Sixth Circuit denied a request by several collective bargaining organizations to rehear a challenge to Hardin County, Kentucky’s “right to work” ordinance. The union challengers, including the ALF-CIO, argued that the county ordinance was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). ...
Employers should take note of upcoming changes to Ohio’s law about carrying concealed weapons (CCW). Beginning March 21, 2017, the amended CCW laws eliminate a number of “gun free zones,” such as airports (outside the secure area), specific school zones, and certain public buildings. The amended law also grants colleges and universities ...
On March 6, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded a case involving a transgender high school student back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Gloucester County School Board, Petitioner v. G. G., By His Next Friend and Mother, Deirdre Grimm, focuses on the right of a transgender boy, Gavin Grimm, to use the bathroom ...
By Steve Hall
Last week, in a near-unanimous opinion rendered without dissent, the Supreme Court emphasized quantity over quality, holding that it is not an infringement under the Patent Act to supply a single component of a multi-component product being manufactured abroad. Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., No. 14-1538, -- S.Ct ...