Nov 20, 2016
On November 18, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule with provisions that significantly impact certain immigrant and nonimmigrant workers. The new rule can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-18/pdf/2016-27540.pdf. The effective date of the new rule is January 17, 2017. In the Executive Summary to the new rule, DHS expresses that the intent of the new rule is to streamline certain processes and to “better enable U.S. employers to employ and retain highly-skilled workers
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Nov 10, 2016
On August 25, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) approved a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new version will replace the current version of the I-9 form that expired on March 31, 2016, and will be valid for a period of three years through August 31, 2019. USCIS has 90 days from OMB’s approval of the form, in which to update its system and make the form available on its website (
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Nov 4, 2016
On October 26-27, 2016, D. Shane Jones presented at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon Illinois sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBo) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Association (“IASPA). Shane gave a presentation entitled Collective Bargaining Under Recent Changes in the Fiscal and Legal Landscape. D. Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor & employment law, education law, and higher education in
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Nov 4, 2016
On October 26-27, 2016, Rob Jackstadt presented at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon Illinois sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBo) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Association (“IASPA). Rob gave a presentation entitled “The Construction Process: Reducing Defects”. Robert L. Jackstadt practices in the areas of commercial, construction and education litigation. Rob has tried to a conclusion numerous jury and bench trials in federal and
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Oct 25, 2016
On August 26, 2016, USCIS proposed a new role that would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the U.S.) so that they may start or scale-up their businesses in the U.S. The comment period closed on October 10, 2016. The proposed rule does not take effect until the date indicated in the final rule when a final rule is published in the Federal Register. Under the proposed rule, the Department of Homeland
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Oct 25, 2016
The following Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt attorneys were authors of the School Law 2016 Cumulative Supplement published by The Missouri Bar: Melanie Gurley Keeney, Michelle Hammond Basi, Lisa Berns, Celynda Brasher, Margaret Hesse, Shane Jones, Kameron Murphy and Katherine Nash. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. , practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and individuals in immigration law matters,
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Aug 29, 2016
Kameron Murphy presented to a group of healthcare financial management professionals at a meeting of the Southern Illinois Chapter of the HFMA in O”™Fallon, Illinois, on August 25, 2016. Kameron’s 90-minute presentation covered several inter-related topics in employment law, including trends in joint employer liability, the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations, and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Kameron is a member of the firm’s Employment and Labor practice group and is a frequent presenter
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Aug 23, 2016
Tueth Keeney Attorney D. Shane Jones will moderate a free webinar on September 13, examining the impact of the decision and its effect on colleges and universities. In a major decision that is expected to expand union activity at colleges and universities, the National Labor Relations Board on August 23 ruled that student assistants at private universities are “employees” for the purposes of the organizing and collective bargaining. The NLRB’s August 23 decision comes in the matter of Graduate
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Aug 15, 2016
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won the dismissal of a Title IX case brought against a Missouri College in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff was a recruit visiting campus who claimed that the College violated Title IX with regard to an alleged assault by a student at a fraternity party. Kate and Ian successfully argued that the plaintiff’s claims failed to meet the legal requirements of a Title IX claim. Ian
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May 18, 2016
Update: Review our new insight post on November 23, 2016 “So, never mind about those new FLSA regulations after all?“ The Department of Labor’s long-awaited final overtime rules were released this morning. In the Final Rules, the DOL set the minimum salary level to $913 per week, or $47,476 annually. The annual salary for highly compensated employees (“HCE”) was increased to $134,000 annually. The DOL also included an automatic update
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Melanie Gurley Keeney
Robert L. Jackstadt
Celynda L. Brasher
Kate L. Nash
Lisa J. Berns
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi
Ian P. Cooper