Employment Law Report

By: Daniel Burke and Cassidy Zang*

It’s no secret that the job market is facing some headwinds, with employers implementing layoffs and hiring freezes to avoid being overstaffed in the event of a recession. Another tool that employers may consider in this challenging economic climate is rescinding job offers previously extended to candidates.

By: Alexa J. Elder

Pay transparency laws are sweeping the nation and creating compliance challenges for employers along the way.

Last month, pay transparency laws went into effect in Rhode Island, California and Washington State. New York State will follow suit later this year, bringing the total number of states with some sort of pay ...

By: Glen M. Krebs

It has been more than 18 years since holders of H-1B and L-1 visas were able to renew their visas in the United States.  In 2004, the Department of State changed its policy to require all visa renewals at U.S. consulates outside of the United States.  Now, because of continuing backlogs at U.S. consulates, the Department of State has ...

In the age of social media, brand management, and on-line advertising, it is important to protect an employer’s ability to use content, photographs, videos and images created, captured and displayed on any medium or platform and internally. Do employers have the right to display images of employees? Do employers have to scrub all images of ...

By: Lindsay K. Scott

The Biden Administration announced on January 30, 2023 that it will not renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) after its current term runs out on May 11, 2023. Under the COVID-19 PHE, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were able to waive or provide ...