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Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
As we previously reported, on November 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulations (final rule) under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). We have now reviewed the final... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
Some U.S. consulates abroad now require the use of U.S. State Department Form DS-160 for certain types of visa applications. For nonimmigrant visas, the consulates in more
Presentation | Webcast
David McManus,
Walter Ahrens,
François Vergne,
Simeon Spencer
Larger scale reductions in force, or redundancy exercises, are an unfortunate reality in the current economic climate. As an employer, it is important to understand how to manage the complex legal issues involv... more
Presentation | Speech
Michael Puma
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish in the Federal Register on Monday, November 17, 2008 its final regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The new rules—which mark the first major... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The Bush Administration will publish in the November 14, 2008 Federal Register a final rule requiring that most federal government contractors and subcontractors use E-Verify for all new hires and all employees (existin... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a case with potentially far-reaching implications for California and non-California employers alike— Sullivan v. Oracle Corporation , 08 C.D.O.S. 13881 (9th Cir. Nov. 6, 2008)—the Ninth Circuit held that the r... more
Presentation | Speech
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and co... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The UK government has recently announced that a new immigration system for sponsoring foreign nationals (that is, foreign nationals who are not from one of the countries that make up the European Economic Area, or “non-... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The election of Barack Obama as President and the Democratic gains in Congress mean that employers face a new legislative, regulatory, and enforcement environment on labor and employment issues. Employers should use the transit... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Financial Crisis Impact and Analysis Alert
Labor and Employment Practice
Our current troubled economy presents a two-fold dilemma for many employers: new challenges must now be faced, and old challenges appear more difficult to manage. This LawFlash summarizes several of the most im... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On 22 October 2008, the European Parliament approved the Temporary Agency Workers Directive whereby temporary agency workers (temps) will be entitled, from the commencement of their employment, to the same trea... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a supplemental final regulation describing the steps employers must take upon receipt of a Social Security No-Match Letter in order to avoid potential liability. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
Argentina’s Interior Minister announced this month that Argentina will begin assessing new reciprocal entry fees for nationals of certain countries. The new fee will apply to visitors from the United States, Canada, the United ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
In an amendment to the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) Operational Manual, pregnant women who intend to give birth in New Zealand have been added to the list of those not considered to possess the acceptable st... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
A final regulation that will make the use of E-Verify mandatory for federal government contractors is expected to be published soon in the Federal Register. Details of the final regulation are not public; howev... more
Outside Publications | Article
Melissa Rodriguez,
Debra Morway
Outside Publications | Article
David Broderdorf
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
President Bush announced on October 17 that seven countries have met the eligibility criteria for admission into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). In approximately one month, citizens of these countries will be el... more
Presentation | Speech
Christopher Ramsey
Presentation | Speech
Seth Kaplan
Outside Publications | Article
François Vergne
Presentation | Webcast
L. Julius Turman,
Michael Ossip,
Corrie Conway,
David Bowman
The ADAAA, signed into law on September 25, 2008 by President Bush, will make sweeping changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This legislation, enacted with broad bipartisan support, will signifi... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday, October 14 that it has increased the maximum period of time a NAFTA TN professional worker may remain in the United States before appl... more
Outside Publications | Article
Prashanth Jayachandran,
Rene Johnson
Outside Publications | Article
Christopher Ramsey
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On September 30, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10), which clarifies California Labor Code section 515.5’s exemption for computer professionals paid on a salaried basis.
In additio... more
Presentation | Speech
Robert Jon Hendricks
Presentation | Speech
Robert Jon Hendricks
Outside Publications | Article
Walter Ahrens
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On September 25, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA or the Act), which passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan and near-unanimous support. The legislation had the appr... more
Presentation | Webcast
Christopher Parlo,
Brian Johnsrud,
Michael Puma
The presentation slides of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast are available by contacting Bethany Shipman-Meyer at bshipman-meyer@morganlewis.... more
Presentation | Webcast
Christopher Parlo,
Carrie Gonell,
Sari Alamuddin
The presentation slides of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast are available by contacting Bethany Shipman-Meyer at bshipman-meyer@morganlewis.... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Now that the Democratic and Republican conventions have concluded and the November 4 presidential election is quickly approaching, employers can expect to see a spike in political activities by their employees. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
On July 16, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published policy guidance with respect to its authority to conduct border searches of information contain... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now accepting Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applications on a voluntary basis for visa waiver program (VWP) travelers. ESTA will become mandatory on January 12, 2... more
Outside Publications | Article
Andy Anderson,
Nicole Diller
Presentation | Speech
Robert Jon Hendricks
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Simeon Spencer,
François Vergne,
Walter Ahrens
Follow-up on Labor Reforms in France The nationwide agreement signed in January 2008 by most of France's national trade unions contained several proposals meant to give more... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 5, Governor David Paterson signed the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (New York WARN), which becomes effective February 1, 2009. New York WARN is patterned in many way... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 6, New York Governor David A. Paterson signed the “Broadcast Employees Freedom to Work Act,” a new law that prohibits broadcast employers in New York from requiring certain broadcast employees to sign... more
Outside Publications | Article
Philip Miscimarra
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP , the California Supreme Court has confirmed that even limited noncompetition agreements are not enforceable in California. The Supreme Court also held that release agr... more
Outside Publications | Article
Christopher Ramsey
Outside Publications | Article
Sarah Walker
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Continuing a trend of state and local jurisdictions imposing new paid leave requirements on employers, Maryland and the District of Columbia each recently passed legislation that significantly expands the right... more
Outside Publications | Article
Brian Long
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act) prohibiting smoking in most public areas, including workspaces, across the state. Pennsylvania now joins 32 other ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a case that may have far-reaching and positive implications for both California employers and employees, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District held that (1) employers need not ensu... more
Presentation | Webcast
Barbara Miller,
Michael Ossip,
Corrie Conway
The audio of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast is available for download. This session on the implications of the $105 million Starbucks verdict was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys ... more
Presentation | Speech
Erin O'Driscoll
Presentation | Speech
Stanley Lechner
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On June 19, the United States Supreme Court issued decisions in Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , No. 06-1037, October Term 2007, and in Metropolitan Life Ins.... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
I-140 Premium Processing
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on June 16 it will reinstate premium processing for a small group of I-140 petitions filed on behalf of nonim... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On June 10, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision in Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc. explaining that although executives are employees covered by New York’s Wage Payment Law, adjustments... more
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
In February 2008, John Richards spoke as a panelist at the "Hire Big 10 Diversity in the Law 2008" seminar at the ISBA. A panel of practitioners, professors, and in-house counsel spoke to prospective law students on a range of ... more
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Under an amendment to Executive Order No. 12989, signed by President Bush on Friday, June 6 and announced by the White House this morning, federal contractors will have to use E-Verify to confirm that their emp... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will begin to accept Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applications on a voluntary basis beginning August 1, 2008. The ESTA program is expected to beco... more
Presentation | Webcast
Anne Brafford,
Michael Burkhardt,
Judith Harris
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on the latest ERISA 401(k) litigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule that extended Optional Practical Training (OPT) for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating... more
Marketing Material | Brochure
Immigration and National Services
Presentation | Speech
D. Kallstrom,
Nicole Diller,
Donald Sullivan
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), prohibiting employers from using genetic information for decisions on hiring, firing, promotions, or... more
Presentation | Webcast
Gregory Braden,
Deborah Davidson,
Brian Ortelere
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on the latest ERISA 401(k) litigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Webcast
Eric Bord,
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Janice Kopec
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on preventing, managing, and recovering from an immigration investigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
Outside Publications | Article
Simeon Spencer
Presentation | Speech
Barbara Fitzgerald
Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.,
Peter Hurtgen
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On April 7, after several years of intensive lobbying and legislative negotiations, the New Jersey Senate passed an Assembly bill that, once signed by the governor, will make New Jersey the third state to provi... more
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In a decision that sent shock waves through the restaurant industry, with implications for businesses that rely upon "tipped employees," a San Diego Superior Court judge issued a decision in Chau v. Starbuc... more
Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Turnbull
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 9, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced receipt of approximately 163,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions, enough to meet the congressionally mandated numerical cap for Fiscal... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Minnesota, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia have recently enacted state laws intended to highlight the issue of illegal employment of unauthorized aliens. These are the most recent in an ever-growing list of state ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of cap-subject H-1B petitions to meet the FY 2009 cap, including the advanced degree exemption (a... more
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 4, DHS issued an interim final rule that will extend OPT for 17 months for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating in E-Verify.
The rule also provides “cap-gap” relief to stu... more
Outside Publications | Article
Christopher Ramsey
Presentation | Webcast
Michael Ossip,
Corrie Conway,
Carol Freeman
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On March 19, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim final rule that modifies the random-selection process and prohibits multiple filings of H-1B petitions. Specifically, th... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Outside Publications | Article
Thomas Linthorst,
Diane Lisowski,
Rene Johnson
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Simeon Spencer,
François Vergne,
Walter Ahrens
This is the premiere issue of Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment Newsletter, which will highlight trends and important updates in labor and employment law across the globe. While this first edition focuses on Eur... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Kirsten Fox,
Rachel Ashwood
Points-Based System
On February 29, 2008, the government of the United Kingdom launched a new points-based system (PBS) intended to control migration, tackle migration abuse, and identify skilled worker... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On March 5, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued revised instructions for Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Effective immediately, applicants for re-entry permits and refugee trav... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
As we previously reported, on February 11 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) that are subject to a 60-day public comment period. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Beginning April 1, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions for H-1B employment starting October 1. It is expected that USCIS will receive enough pe... more
Presentation | Speech
Erin O'Driscoll
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly published a final rule in the Federal Register on February 26, 2008 that adjusts for inflation the civil monetary penalties asse... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that individual participants in defined contribution plans can sue to recover losses incurred by their individual plan accounts. The long-anticipated dec... more
Outside Publications | Article
Lauren Licastro
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions on April 1, 2008. Given the high demand for H-1B numbers last year, it is expected that a lottery will be h... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and cons... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
USCIS Issues Memorandum Revising Previous Guidance Regarding FBI Name Checks
On February 4, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memorandum modifying its existing policy r... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish today in the Federal Register its proposed regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The proposals represent the first major regulatory update si... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
This week, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide broader leave protections to families of members of t... more
Presentation | Webcast
Daryl Landy,
Barbara Miller,
Melinda Riechert