Monthly Archives: October 2025

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Employers must submit a $100,000 fee in connection with H-1B petitions as of September 21, 2025. DHS issued a proposed rule to implement a weighted selection process to favor allocation of H-1B visas to higher skilled and higher paid foreign workers. DOL announced enforcement measures to

Applies to: All Employers Using E-Verify Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Employers using E-Verify found out on October 1, 2025 that the service was suspended due to the ongoing government shutdown. On October 9, however, E-Verify sent another email and issued a notice that its services were operational once again. Employers had until Tuesday, October

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look On September 19, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order instructing the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a “Gold Card” program where an individual who makes an unrestricted gift to the Department of Commerce can receive

Applies to: All Employers with Tipped Employees Effective: Pending Quick Look Proposed regulations issue clarifying requirements for tip tax deduction. Qualified tips must be received in customarily tipped jobs, received as cash, and paid for voluntarily. DISCUSSION The Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations to implement the tip tax deduction created under the One Big

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look The FTC’s Joint Labor Task Force is now active, launching its first enforcement action targeting non-compete agreements used broadly across all employee levels. The FTC will assess non-competes using a reasonableness standard, balancing employer interests against employee hardship and public harm. The FTC has dropped its

Applies to: All Employers Effective: September 30, 2025 Quick Look In specific circumstances, the employer should include “emergency pay” earned for hours worked within the regular rate for purposes of overtime premium calculations. When one employer employs a worker for one set of hours in a workweek, and another employer employs the same worker for

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in KY, MI, OH, and TN Effective: September 29, 2025 Quick Look On September 29, 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled an employee who challenged the employer’s process for granting a religious accommodation could proceed with their case alleging that they were subjected to an adverse employment

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in AK Effective: September 25, 2025 Quick Look The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has published final regulations for the state’s new paid sick leave (PSL) law. The regulations address the implementation of the PSL law, providing clarification on topics including, but not limited to, determining employer size,

Applies to: As Indicated Effective: As Indicated Quick Look PERB will take action for employee rights when the NLRB does not. Leaves for crime victims and attending judicial proceedings are consolidated under the Civil Rights Division. Paid sick leave is formally amended to allow usage for jury duty, attend judicial proceedings, and address crime victim

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in CO Effective: January 1, 2028 Quick Look Injured employees will be able to select their treating physician. Employers must provide written notice to employees of their right to designate a physician. DISCUSSION HB 1300 will give employees broader ability to select their primary treating physician for purposes of