The following is an overview of current guidance issued by immigration-related agencies, along with notes on how these agencies have treated prior shutdown periods.
Whether it lasts for days, weeks, or months, a shutdown generally means that U.S. government employees, other than “essential” personnel, are placed on furlough and are not able to work.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. S3128/A4694 into law, which implements an aggressive tax treatment of nonresidents who work for New Jersey employers.
On September 21, 2023, the NY Department of Health issued guidance addressing the due dates for submitting various Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law compliance certifications and statements.
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decision demonstrates the process an employer may be expected to undertake to recover employee-stolen funds when the proceeds of the fraud are traced to the assets of a “stranger to the fraud.”
In a recently published interpretation letter, OSHA opined that an employee’s gunshot injury—sustained when a motorist collided with three other cars, shot the employee-driver, and stole the company’s truck—was work-related and recordable.
On September 6, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that Georgia courts must first determine whether a restrictive covenant is enforceable under Georgia law before applying a foreign choice-of-law provision.
