Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Aug. 5, 2024 "On August 2, 2024, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Save Jobs USA v. DHS , upholding the regulation that provides employment authorization to certain H-4 spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants. Save Jobs USA...
In many industries, there is a co-mingling of terms to describe the same or similar functions. In the in-house legal world, "legal management software," “legal matter management software,” and "case management software" are often...
DOL, July 26, 2024 "On August 7, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the H-2A program made by the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection Final...
Legal departments are critical to companies. In particular, those legal departments that function with enterprise legal management features are more valuable to the company. In this article, we’ll explore what enterprise legal management is, enterprise legal...
On June 28, 2024 the BIA invited amici to brief the following question : "What is the scope of the Immigration Judge’s duty to develop the record for a pro se respondent? See, e.g., Arteaga-Ramirez v. Barr, 954 F.3d 812 (5th Cir. 2020); Matter of J-F...
When do the exclusivity provisions of Labor Code section 3600 permit an action for law at damages? By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Generally, an employee injured...
Oakland, CA -- Payments for medical-legal evaluations and reports used to resolve medical disputes in California work injury claims have increased more than expected since a new Med-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS) took effect in April 2021 according to a new CWCI study...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 6 June 2024 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Lexis+...
Oakland, CA – A bill that would give a presumption of compensability to farmworker heat-related injury claims if the employer is found to be out of compliance with Cal/OSHA’s outdoor heat illness prevention standard would likely create more challenges...
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