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All Items: Recruiting and Hiring

  • Half a Million Foreign Employees Stand to Lose Authorization to Work

    Date:
    June 25, 2026

    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.

  • $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Struck Down

    Date:
    June 8, 2026

    The White House said it is confident a ruling vacating the $100,000 H-1B visa fee will be reversed on appeal.

  • Study Finds Extensive Racial Bias by AI Hiring Tools

    Date:
    June 3, 2026

    A study from Stanford revealed that the most popular AI platforms routinely discriminate against racial minorities in hiring.

  • Connecticut Enacts Sweeping AI Law

    Date:
    June 1, 2026

    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 Enacts Scaled-Back AI Law

    Date:
    May 18, 2026

    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.

  • ICE Raises the Stakes for I-9 Mistakes

    Date:
    May 5, 2026

    Several Form I-9 errors that were previously considered "technical" violations have been reclassified as "substantive" violations, for which employers may be fined.

  • DOJ Shifts Approach to Medical Marijuana

    Date:
    April 24, 2026

    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.

  • Lots of New Employment Laws Coming to Washington

    Date:
    March 16, 2026

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed new laws involving employee microchips, domestic workers, wage-theft penalties and more.

  • Virginia Pay Transparency Law Awaits Signature

    Date:
    March 2, 2026

    Virginia employers may soon be required to include pay information in job postings. The state legislature recently passed a pay transparency and salary history law, which now awaits Gov. Abigail Spanberger's signature.

  • New York Ends Year Passing Several New Employment Laws

    Date:
    January 5, 2026

    New York wrapped up 2025 by enacting several employment laws that will require immediate attention from employers and HR professionals.

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