Jan 5, 2021 
Diane E. Metzger
Melanie Gurley Keeney
by Kristine Nazir On December 31, 2020, President Trump extended Proclamation 10052 until March 31, 2021. Proclamation 10052 suspended the entry of certain H-1B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders into the United States in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is...
Dec 21, 2020 
Kylie S. Piatt
by Kylie S. Piatt and Christine Self As the new COVID-19 vaccines have been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and are beginning to be administered across the country, employers are wondering whether they can require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order...
Dec 17, 2020 
James R. Layton
by Jim Layton On a 3-2 party-line vote, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently proposed a substantial revision of Section 12: Religious Discrimination in the EEOC Compliance Manual. The Manual provides comprehensive guidance to EEOC investigators,...
by Christine Self Tueth Keeney provided an Insight on Tier 3 Mitigations imposed statewide starting November 20, 2020 by Governor J.B. Pritzker (linked here). While the ISBE initially opined that Tier 3 Mitigation Measures applied to school board meetings, it later...
Dec 7, 2020 Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
As recently reported in our firm insight, on December 1, 2020, a federal judge struck down certain policies proposed by the Department of Labor ("DOL") and Department of Homeland Security affecting the H-1B visa program, including changes to the H-1B visa program's...
Dec 3, 2020 Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
by Kristine Nazir On December 1, 2020, a federal judge struck down the policies proposed by the Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security regarding H-1B visa holders, finding the policies were created in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act...
by Christine Self In a press briefing on November 17, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced that Tier 3 Mitigations would be imposed statewide, starting November 20, 2020. Tier 3 Mitigations (linked here) substantially limit capacity for gatherings, close some in-person...
by Christine Self Illinois Sexual Harassment Training The Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) was amended by P.A. 101- 0221 to require that all Illinois employers, regardless of size, provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees. The initial training must...
Oct 26, 2020 
Veronica E. Potter
by Veronica Potter On September 22, 2020 the Department of Labor announced a proposed rule relating to the definition of employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), specifically clarifying the distinction between employees and independent contractors. The FLSA...
Oct 14, 2020 
Elizabeth J. Mooney
by Betsey Mooney On Friday, October 9, 2020, the United States Department of Education announced the rescission and replacement of the 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (the "2016 Handbook"). In its announcement, the Department asserted the 2016...
Oct 12, 2020 James R. Layton
The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers has issued recommendations for lawyers arguing by remote video link (Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc.), prepared by the Academy's Task Force on Remote Oral Argument. Tueth Keeney's Jim Layton, a Fellow of the Academy, chairs the task...
Oct 7, 2020 Diane E. Metzger
Laura E. HemmerMelanie Gurley Keeney
After being passed by Congress and signed by the President in the wee hours of October 1, 2020, a new law will make USCIS's Premium Processing service more widely available, potentially benefiting employers and individuals who have previously been subject to long and...
