The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a trio of Final Rules that reduce affirmative action-related compliance requirements for federal contractors.
The Department of Homeland Security said the fee is needed to "generate dedicated revenue to support the costs of administering the lawful immigration system."
The ruling invalidates a 2025 Executive Order that would have potentially increased visa sponsorship costs and reduced the number of foreign nationals willing to work in the US on temporary visas.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of more than 300,000 Haitians and Syrians. The ruling paves the way for the administration to rescind TPS for another 250,000 workers from several other countries as well.
A comprehensive AI bill recently signed into law by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will soon require transparency around AI-related layoffs and employers' use of automated systems to influence employment decisions.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into a law a bill regulating the use of automated decision-making technology in employment decisions - a scaled back version of an earlier law that has seen legal challenges.
Several Form I-9 errors that were previously considered "technical" violations have been reclassified as "substantive" violations, for which employers may be fined.
In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.