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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Apr
22
2014
Update: Michigan Farm Bureau Agricultural Employment Compliance Guide Varnum LLP
Aug
24
2016
Penalties Increased for Employee Benefit Plan Violations Varnum LLP
Oct
7
2020
Changes to Prevailing Wages and the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program Varnum LLP
May
28
2014
Minimum Wage in Michigan Set to Rise Beginning in September Varnum LLP
May
30
2014
Settlement Between U.S. Department of Labor and Oregon Blueberry Growers Vacated Varnum LLP
Jun
27
2014
Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Controversial NLRB v. Noel Canning Case Varnum LLP
Aug
8
2014
Sixth Circuit: Amicus Brief Aims to End Threat to Employers Over Job Transfer Issue Varnum LLP
Aug
31
2012
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Varnum LLP
Jan
12
2021
IRS Guidance: H-2A Wages Not Eligible for FFCRA Credit Varnum LLP
May
14
2023
The End of the COVID Public Health Emergency and Its Effect on Employee Benefit Plans Varnum LLP
Apr
3
2020
DOL Clarifies the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Small Business Exemption Varnum LLP
Mar
10
2013
Drugs in the Workplace V. Public Safety: Zero Tolerance or Just This Once? Varnum LLP
Dec
12
2014
NLRB Adopts New “Quickie Election” Rule Varnum LLP
Jul
28
2023
H-1B Cap Second Random Selection, Revised Form I-9 and ETIAS Implementation Varnum LLP
May
11
2020
Challenges and Potential Remedies for Auto Suppliers in the Wake of COVID-19 Varnum LLP
Sep
26
2019
Update: DOL Issues Final Rule Regarding Changes to Salary Threshold for Exempt White-Collar Employees Varnum LLP
Jun
15
2020
Federal Reserve Launches the Main Street Lending Program Varnum LLP
Sep
30
2016
New Federal Paid Sick Leave Rule Varnum LLP
Dec
16
2020
Nine Things Employers Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine Varnum LLP
Oct
3
2012
District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action Varnum LLP
Jan
10
2022
Federal Vaccine/Testing Mandates Take Effect While Supreme Court Stays Silent Varnum LLP
Oct
21
2015
2016 COLAs - IRS Cost of Living Adjustments Varnum LLP
Dec
19
2017
NLRB Levels the Playing Field for Employers, Reaching Back to Employer-Friendly Precedent Varnum LLP
Jan
20
2022
Registration for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Opens in March Varnum LLP
Feb
18
2021
Michigan-Based Insurance Licensees Now Subject to New Data Security Requirements Varnum LLP
Mar
5
2013
Midland Michigan Plant Lays off Battery Workers Varnum LLP
Mar
11
2013
Preparing for Seasonal Agricultural Labor Varnum LLP
Mar
13
2013
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Correction: Most Employers Must Complete English Version I-9 Varnum LLP
 

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