As the 2019 H-1B visa petition season nears, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced plans to more closely scrutinize the work relationship of certain H-1B applicants. In a policy memorandum issued
To be protected from retaliation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, whistleblowers must make reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a recent Supreme Court decision.
Flexible work hours are the perk that influences employee satisfaction the most, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B research firm. More than 40 percent of the full-time U.S. employees surveyed say that flexible hours
Scott Eugenio, Records & Claims Supervisor for the State of Hawaii’s Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) Disability Compensation Division (DCD), recently answered some common questions regarding
Memorial Healthcare, a Michigan health care provider, must answer allegations that its decision to revoke a job offer to a medical transcriptionist candidate constituted religious discrimination. According to a lawsuit
While a majority of respondents in HEC’s recent pulse survey on tax reform changes indicated that they do not anticipate implementing changes in response to tax reform, a nationwide poll conducted by Pearl Meyer last
A sales agent working for Hilton Grand Vacation Company cannot proceed on lawsuit relating to age discrimination allegations raised in a prior suit. In Henao v. Hilton Grand Vacation Company, LLC, the United States District
HEC has published its Legislative Digest and Legislative Highlights article for bills that have been introduced for the 2018 legislative session. The Legislative Digest includes a list of bills that may be of interest to