Cannabis Law Alert: U.S. Congress Takes One MORE Step Towards Legalizing Marijuana, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
December 4, 2019
On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee took another step towards legalizing marijuana.
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Employment Law Alert: 2020 Wage Increases For Government Contractor Employees
December 3, 2019
On September 19, 2019, the Department of Labor announced minimum wage increases for individuals who work on or in connection with federal contracts.
Immigration Alert – Recent Trends in I-9 Compliance and Importance of Annual Audits
November 21, 2019
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) pursuit of employers who violate federal immigration compliance laws is expected to be moving full speed ahead in the remainder of 2019, and possibly accelerating in 2020.
Immigration Alert – Challenges Employers Face in Hiring Foreign Workers
November 21, 2019
The ability to recruit foreign talent is an important resource for companies looking to fill open positions.
Employment Law Alert: Maryland Organ Donation Leave Law
November 14, 2019
House Bill 1284 (HB 1284), called the Organ Donation Leave Law, which went into effect October 1, 2019, now requires many private employers in Maryland to provide employees with unpaid leave for donating organ or bone marrow.
Cannabis Law Alert: USDA’s Hemp Regulation: What Producers Need to Know
November 12, 2019
On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued interim rules (the “Interim Rules”) to implement the 2018 Farm Bill[1] regulating hemp production in the United States.
EEO-1 Component 2 Deadline Extended
October 8, 2019
In a September 27, 2019 filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revealed that with the September 30, 2019 filing deadline looming, only 39.7% of eligible filers had submitted the required EEO-1 Component 2 pay data. With this percentage falling far short of the 72.7%…
DOL Releases Final Rule to Increase the Salary Threshold for FLSA Overtime Exemptions
September 26, 2019
Earlier this week, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its much-anticipated final rule setting a new minimum salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) white-collar exemptions. Anticipated to take effect January 1, 2020, the final rule increases the minimum salary threshold to $684 per week or the equivalent of $35,568 per year.…
Recent Trends in I-9 Compliance and The Importance of Annual Audits
September 9, 2019
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) pursuit of employers who violate federal immigration compliance laws is expected to be moving full speed ahead in the remainder of 2019 and possibly accelerating in 2020. As a result of both substantially increased funding for enforcement actions and an outcome of the public debate about illegal immigration, ICE…