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Top 5 Immigration Headlines of 2016
The past year was marked by the White House’s efforts to improve employment-based immigration, from the release of a new “smart” Form I-9 to finalizing regulations for foreign post-graduate student…
Los Angeles Enacts ‘Ban-the-Box’ Legislation
Los Angeles is the latest in a growing list of jurisdictions to adopt an ordinance restricting employers from asking a job applicant about his or her criminal history during the…
Philadelphia to Restrict Wage History in Hiring Decisions
A new Philadelphia ordinance restricting the use of wage history in hiring decisions has passed the city council, and Mayor Jim Kenney is expected to sign it into law soon
Arizona’s Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Law Remains Unsettled
Arizona’s Proposition 206, the minimum wage and paid sick time referendum that decisively passed in last month’s election with over 58 percent of votes cast, may never become effective if…
HR Uses Chat to Find Jobs
Now that 36 percent of smartphone users are using chat-based messaging apps like Facebook's Instant Messenger and WhatsApp, according to the Pew Research Center, HR has increasingly been exploring ways…
Ensure Compliance with Existing Overtime Rule
Employers should be certain that the duties requirements for exempt employees are satisfied
Overtime Rule Was Focus of Readers’ Concerns in 2016
News about the Department of Labor's (DOL's) new overtime rule dominated the employment law coverage on SHRM Online in 2016
Lower Standard Mileage Rate for Business Deductions Announced for 2017
The IRS announced that beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 53