News & Analysis

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta fielded a range of questions on the DOL's priorities during a November 15 hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

On November 10, 2017, a Puerto Rico official issued Opinion No. 2017-002 addressing allowable deductions from non-exempt employees’ pay following hurricanes Irma and María.

In a short published opinion, the Ninth Circuit held a federal district court may award a “tax consequence adjustment” or “gross up” for receipt of a back pay award given in one lump sum.

The Governor of Puerto Rico has signed an order authorizing the establishment of tax rules for distributions from qualified retirement plans and IRAs following Hurricane Maria and other natural disasters.

Increased immigration enforcement and a reduction in illegal entry into the United States remain among the Trump administration's highest priorities.

Slightly one year after the New York City Council introduced a bill that would expand the city's paid sick leave requirements to cover "safe time" leave, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed it into law on November 6, 2017.

On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a moving party is not excused from showing irreparable harm prior to the issuance of a preliminary injunction in a trade secret misappropriation case.

In an effort to promote workplace flexibility and streamline employer paid leave obligations, three members of the House of Representatives on November 2, 2017 introduced a bill that takes a novel approach to promote work-life balance.

As the 2017 legislative session closed in Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed several measures relating to labor and employment issues.

On October 23, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rescinded policy guidelines in effect since April 2004 regarding requests for the extension of certain nonimmigrant visas.