Monthly Archives: April 2025

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look The injunction barring the Trump Administration from enforcing certain executive actions has been lifted. A new national temporary restraining order was issued against the Certification Provision of Executive Order 14173, but only for DOL grant recipients. Two new technical assistance documents from the DOJ and the

Applies to: Certain Foreign Nationals Effective: As Indicated Quick Look With limited exception, foreign nationals must register with USCIS, if they have not already done so through their immigration or visa process, within 30 days of entry if they remain in the U.S. for 30 days or longer. Additional fingerprinting requirements apply to foreign nationals

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look There is a new Form I-9 edition, dated 01/20/25 with an expiration date of 05/31/27. Employers should be aware of changes in Section 1, revised descriptions within the Lists of Acceptable Documents, and updated instructions. E-Verify has also been updated to reflect statutory language and requires

Applies to: All Employers Effective: January 2, 2025 Quick Look The Dole Act expands protections for veterans through amendments to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). DISCUSSION Effective January 2, 2025, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act) expands protections for veterans through amendments to

Applies to: All Employers with Covered Federal Contracts Effective: March 14, 2025 Quick Look The rule requiring federal contractor minimum wage to be $17.75/hr. has been rescinded. The previous Executive Order now in effect requires a $13.30/hr. minimum wage. Despite this change, higher wage rates may still apply. DISCUSSION President Trump recently issued an order

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look President Trump has dismissed the two Democrat commissioners of the FTC, with a third Republican nomination pending. President Trump appointed Catherine Eschbach to serve as the new director for the OFCCP. DISCUSSION CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION On March 18, 2025, President Trump removed Alvaro

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in CT, NY, and VT Effective: March 13, 2025 Quick Look UICK LOOK In Giordano v. Saks & Co. LLC, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by luxury retail employees alleging an unfair restraint on competition caused by the defendant luxury brands entering

Applies to: Employers with Employees in AR Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Arkansas noncompete law is amended to explicitly void any covenants that restrict the rights of certain licensed medical professionals. DISCUSSION Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law SB 139, which amends the state’s noncompete statute to provide that noncompete covenants that “restrict

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in CA Effective: February 26, 2025 Quick Look When a representative claim rather than an individual PAGA claim is made in a lawsuit, a court cannot insert an individual claim in order to enforce an arbitration agreement that only covers individual claims. DISCUSSION The California Private Attorney General Act

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in IA Effective: July 1, 2025 Quick Look SF 418 amends the Iowa Civil Rights Act by removing gender identity protections. “Sex” is defined as the state of being either male or female as observed or clinically verified at birth. DISCUSSION Effective July 1, 2025, SF 418 amends the