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USCIS Employment Update for Ukrainian and Afghan Parolees - The National Law Review
USCIS has announced that Ukrainian and Afghan parolees with certain classes of admission are employment authorized incident to status which means they can begin working without an EAD. Covered ind...
Read moreSudden Layoffs Land Miss. Furniture Co. In WARN Act Fight - Law360
By Caleb Drickey (November 28, 2022, 7:11 PM EST) -- A Mississippi furniture manufacturer illegally laid off thousands of employees via a late-night text message, a worker alleged in a proposed cla...
Read moreGorsuch, Jackson seem skeptical of New York public corruption convictions - The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to impose new restrictions on federal prosecutors battling public corruption, with the justices skeptical about the convictions of two men who profited in...
Read moreAlcoholism At Work Poses Legal Minefield For Employers - Law360
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and United Airlines recently struck a six-figure deal ending a suit alleging the company unlawfully required a grounded pilot to attend Alcoholics A...
Read moreWhistleblower trial begins in alleged CPD coverup in shooting of unarmed autistic teen - Chicago Sun-Times
Testimony begins Tuesday in a lawsuit alleging Chicago Police Department brass demoted a detective after he refused to clear a fellow officer in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed, autistic teenager....
Read moreReport: West Haven VA still violating safety standards after steam deaths - Shelton Herald
WEST HAVEN — An investigation substantiated three allegations from a whistleblower that the West Haven VA system has not implemented several procedural improvements to occupational safety and heal...
Read moreNondisclosure Agreements May Not Cover Sexual Misconduct Claims - SHRM
Employers may need to reconsider how they use nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in the wake of recent congressional action and new state laws. The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 16 passed the...
Read moreDOJ Guidance on Personal Devices and Third-Party Messaging Applications Applies to Any Company Potentially Coming Under DOJ Scrutiny - Perkins Coie
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released new guidance announcing several policy changes to further strengthen and clarify its approach to prosecuting corporate crime. The guidance, re...
Read moreJudge's Tentative Ruling Casts Doubt on Man's Whistleblower Claim - KFI AM 640
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge indicated Monday he is poised to dismiss most of the causes of action in a lawsuit filed by a former employee of a vaporizer designer and manufacturer, who alleges he w...
Read moreFalse Claims
Nursing home group, its owner, and an exec agree to pay $1M to settle false claims allegations - Compliance Week
Healthcare A New England nursing home group, its owner, and an executive agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations first brought by a whistleblower that they billed Medicare and Medicaid for...