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Additional Extension to Temporary I-9 Policies related to COVID-19The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.>>>Full Update
The Supreme Court Holds That Catholic School Teachers are “Ministers” and Cannot Bring Employment Discrimination ClaimsOn July 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision holding that Catholic schoolteachers cannot bring employment discrimination claims against the religious institutions that employ them. >>>Full Update
The Social Distancing Continues – President Trump’s 06/22/2020 Executive OrderOn Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) suspending the entry into the United States of certain foreign nationals on certain employment-based nonimmigrant visas through December 31, 2020. >>>Full Update
The Supreme Court Extends Title VII Protections to LGBTQ EmployeesOn June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision extending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s prohibitions against discriminations “because of sex” to gay, lesbian, and transgender employees. As a result, “[a]n employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender” violates Title VII. >>>Full Update