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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that state law requires employers to compensate employees for employer-required security screenings.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has issued final regulations clarifying employer responsibilities regarding recordkeeping, youth labor, and paid leave.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently released an updated rule change providing clarification on the timing and manner by which mail is officially postmarked.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that, in light of the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1), automatic extensions of work authorization for TPS-based EAD renewal applicants are now capped at one year (365 days). USCIS takes the position that the cap is retroactive,
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In addition, the Department proposes to apply this analysis to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not extend the current Yemen Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation beyond March 3, 2026. However, impacted TPS beneficiaries will be granted a 60-day transition period through May 4, 2026 and will remain work-authorized throughout the transition period.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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- Summary: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for six countries. Courts have blocked termination for these countries.
For TPS beneficiaries from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burma, Syria, Somalia and Haiti. DHS directs that when completing the Expiration Date fields on Form I-9, input “as per court order” in Section 1 and a specific date based on the applicable U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announcement in Section 2 along with a note in the additional information box. Employers may also download the applicable Alert and TPS webpages and attach them to Form I-9.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The National Labor Relations Board has published a final rule that revises its regulations to officially remove a joint-employer test issued in 2023 and replace it with a prior version of the test.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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New York City has released an updated Notice of Employee Rights, Rules for Protected Time Off Policies and FAQs. The city has also issued proposed rules related to the previously amended Earned Safe and Sick Time Act.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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