Articles by Girish Anand

July 26, 2013

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USCIS Publishes FAQs on Same-Sex Spouses

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have moved quickly to implement changes brought about by the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). After that decision, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano directed her agency to "review immigration visa petitions filed on beha...

July 25, 2013

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ADA Celebrates 23rd Anniversary Today

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law on July 26, 1990, 23 years ago today, as then-President George H.W. Bush signed the legislation into law. The ADA contains five sections, or what are called "titles" in government-ese, to wit: Title I Employment, Title II State and Local Government, Title III Public Accommodations, Title IV Telecommunications, and Title V Tran...

July 25, 2013

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State Attorneys General Write EEOC to Oppose Its Criminal Background Stance

Nine state attorneys general have joined ranks to compose and send a five-page letter to Chair Jacqueline Berrien of the Equal Emplloyment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opposing the EEOC's stance on criminal background checks in general and its lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General in particular. The lawsuits charge those two firms with discrimination in employment practices based u...

July 24, 2013

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New Jersey Law Provides Leave for Domestic Violence Victims

New Jersey Gov, Chris Christie has signed the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act), which is intended to assist victims of domestic violence. The bill provides up to 20 days unpaid leave in any 12-month period for an employee who is a victim of a domestic violence incident or a sexually violent offense, or whose child, parent, spouse, domestic partner or civil union...

July 24, 2013

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Minnesota Expands Sick Leave Coverage

Minnesota has long mandated state employers who offer sick leave to include time off for employees to care for sick or injured minor children. Effective this Aug. 1, however, recent amendments to the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act expand the options for employee sick leave to include time to care for sick or injured children attending school up to age 20, and also time off to care for spou...

July 24, 2013

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Illinois Cracks Down on Employee Misclassification

Illinois has passed -- and Gov. Pat Quinn has signed -- a trio of laws that make it harder for employers in the state to misclassify workers as independent contractors and thus avoid paying taxes and benefits. House Bill 923, which takes effect next Jan. 1, requires employers to report to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) all payments made to people who are not classified as employe...

July 23, 2013

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DOL Permits 401(k) Plans to Reschedule Annual Disclosures

The Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a temporary enforcement policy that will allow 401(k)-type plans to reset the timing for the annual distribution of the investment comparative chart that they are required to furnish to plan participants. Most plans must furnish this year's annual comparative chart no later than Aug. 30, 2013. "Under this policy, employers may reset t...

July 22, 2013

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EEOC Sends Out Mandatory Employer Survey

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has completed its mailing of the 2013 EEO-1 survey Notification Letters. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees, and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract or subcontract of $50,000 or more, to ...

July 22, 2013

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Poll Shows Skepticism by Doctors About Obamacare and Its Marketplaces

A poll just out, conducted by LocumTenens.com, shows that just 11 percent of the nation's doctors believe that the Health Insurance Marketplaces envisioned by the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) will be operational in their states by the Oct. 1, 2013, deadline. The results get more dismal when doctors were queried about provisions of Obamacare that would directly affect them: ...

July 18, 2013

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Perez Approved as Secretary of Labor

The U.S. Senate today approved the nomination of Thomas E. Perez as the nation's 26th Secretary of Labor. Perez has spent his entire career in public service, and will join the Department of Labor on July 23 after a tenure as assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Perez previously served as the secretary of Maryla...

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In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to establish a single, clear standard for determining when joint-employer status applies under three major federal laws: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Migrant and Seasonal...

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