By: Glen W. Krebs
The I-9 form is crucial for employers to verify that their employees are eligible to work in the United States. As of November 1, 2023, employers are required to use the newest version of the I-9 form, which was released on August 1, 2023. The previous version of the I-9 will no longer be accepted. Using the previous form could lead to ...
By: Glen W. Krebs
When deciding whether to apply for a Green Card, a crucial question is “How long it will take to obtain?” The Visa Bulletin is a key resource that provides the current wait times for all Green Card categories and it indicates whether a Green Card is currently available or whether there will be a wait time of 20 years.
Over the years ...
By: Julie Laemmle Watts
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a new joint employer rule. Under the new rule, which takes effect on December 26, 2023, two (2) entities are considered joint employers if they either share or co-determine one or more of an employee’s essential terms and conditions of employment, even if one of the ...
By: Jordan M. White
Per Rule 21F-17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, “No person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement . . . with respect to such ...
By: R. Joseph Stennis, Jr.
The “racial reckoning” prompted by the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor incidents in 2020 went ablaze all over America. Employers met the call for change by setting off a substantial surge in hiring Chief Diversity Officers and implementing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) programs and policies for ...
By: Glen W. Krebs
Since 2016 fees paid to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for various immigrant and non-immigrant visas have remained consistent. In March of 2024, however, that is likely to change. In January of 2023, USCIS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the fees required to apply for various ...
By: Mitzi D. Wyrick
For the past several years, Wyatt has been an exhibitor at the KYSHRM Conference that draws in hundreds of Human Resources professionals from across the state. We have also had the opportunity to conduct a mock trial at the conference to show how an employment law case can unfold. This year, our mock trial concerned a small ...
Are unions making a historic comeback? The United Auto Workers union is simultaneously on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis for the first time in American history, California’s legislature passed a bill that allows legislative workers to join a union, and DHL drivers recently secured significant salary increases. The ...
By: Daniel Burke and Tommy Rogers*
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening or disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It may range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide ...
By: Liam McMillin and Tommy Rogers*
This week, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed an increase to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) annual salary threshold from $35,568 to $55,068. The proposed rule could require overtime pay for considerably more workers than under the current law, or would require employers to increase salaries to ...