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September 2013

According to published reports, the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency ("ICE") has sent out some 1,000 notices of immigration audits across the U.S. The large number of notices during September is apparently tied to the close of the end of the government's fiscal year on September 30. The government refuses to release the names of the companies b...
Union membership in the U.S. continues to dwindle, with the percentage of American workers in unions dropping to 11%, and less than 7% in the private sector. The decline in organized labor continues in spite of a very pro-union administration in power, and a favorable NLRB. Apparently, the AFL-CIO has now concluded that it cannot achieve gains in organize...
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced two final rules that will add to the already substantial reporting requirements imposed on federal contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). These rules will be effective 180 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. OFCCP enforces Executive Order 11246, which has...
On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provided temporary guidance about the soon-to-launch Obamacare exchanges. According to the guidance, employers must provide notice about the exchanges to current and all newly hired employees starting no later than Oct. 1, 2013 (“Exchange Notice”). DOL also announced an updated model election...