DHS to Double Number of H-2B Visas for the 2019 Summer Season
4/8/19
By: Kenneth Levine
Despite the current Administration’s two-year campaign to issue executive orders placing limits on U.S. work visas, a surprising limited expansion of the H-2B work visa program was announced by DHS this week. This development is especially welcome …
New Rule, Who Dis? DOL Proposes Changes to Joint Employment Regulations
4/8/19
By: Will Collins
On April 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced notice of proposed rulemaking, amending the DOL regulations addressing joint employers under the federal wage and hour law (i.e. the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)) …
Revisiting the Applicability of the Entire Controversy Doctrine to Legal Malpractice Claims
4/2/19
By: Nicole Graham
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently revisited the applicability of the entire controversy doctrine as it relates to legal malpractice claims. In Dimitrakopoulos v. Borrus, Goldin, Foley, Vignuolo, Hyman and Stahl, P.C., 2019 N.J. LEXIS 272, …
City of Cincinnati Joins Growing Number of States and Local Governments To Adopt Salary History Ban
4/1/19
By: Bill Buechner, Jr.
On March 13, 2019, the City of Cincinnati, Ohio adopted an ordinance prohibiting employers within the City of Cincinnati with 15 or more employees from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history (current or prior wage, benefits …