Related Practices & Jurisdictions Wednesday, April 20, 2022 The Jumpstart Our Legal Immigration System Act (Jumpstart), introduced by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calf.) in the House of Representatives, if passed, could revolutionize the green card process. The legislation would recapture thousands of unused family- and employment-based visas and allow beneficiaries to expedite their […]
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The SBA Should Change Its Rules on Criminal History
Current small business lending discriminates by barring loans to people with criminal histories. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) restricts access to its lending programs—which are critical lifelines for small businesses—for people impacted by the criminal justice system. These policies entrench racial disparities, are out of step with antidiscrimination law, […]
Labor Board’s Pending Work Rule Change Muddles Employer Strategy
The National Labor Relations Board’s reconsideration of its Trump-era legal framework for workplace rules and employee handbooks has put companies in limbo, with management-side lawyers divided on whether businesses should begin retooling policies or wait until the board rules. Public comments are due Monday on the NLRB potentially scrapping the […]
District Judge Enters Order Approving Historic Change To The Uaw Constitution And System Of Electing Officers | USAO-EDMI
DETROIT – United States District Judge David M. Lawson approved the results of the referendum of the membership of the International United Auto Workers union and ordered the union to make a historic change to its constitution to provide for the direct election of the UAW’s officers, sometimes referred to […]
It’s time for the Biden administration to let immigrants know about the public charge rule change
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several major weaknesses in the U.S. health care and human services systems that exacerbated inequalities facing the immigrant community. Without access to the benefits provided by the Affordable Care Act, for example, immigrants had much lower rates of insurance coverage and were much less likely to […]
Colorado Law Change on Restrictive Covenants
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Colorado statutory law has traditionally limited enforcement of restrictive covenants. C.R.S. § 8-2-113, entitled “Unlawful to intimidate worker – agreement not to compete,” provides that all contractual restrictions on a person’s post-employment competitive activity are “void” unless they fit into one of four categories: (1) contracts […]
Federal rental aid program undergoes change to meet shifting demand
A record amount of federal rental assistance was put into the pockets of struggling renters by state and local governments in November, as the Biden administration initiates changes aimed at providing more funds to areas with high demand. The Treasury Department said Friday that $2.9 billion was distributed to 665,000 […]