The Department of Homeland Security said the fee is needed to "generate dedicated revenue to support the costs of administering the lawful immigration system."
Illinois will soon join the list of jurisdictions to add employment discrimination protections and accommodation requirements for menopause and related conditions.
Allowing group health plans to deliver required disclosures by electronic media (e.g., email or a web portal) instead of by mail could save them $3.9 billion over the next 10 years, the DOL estimates.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has posted new guidance about reinstatement rights under the state temporary disability insurance (TDI) and family leave insurance (FLI) program.
Massachusetts is changing its paid family and medical leave paycheck-deduction structure in response to the IRS treating employer contributions to medical leave as taxable income.
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.
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