Here's what you should know.
2.15.2012
New H-1B Filings Begin April 2
April 2 through 6, 2012, is the initial filing window for new H-1B petitions to be filed against the USCIS FY2013 H-1B quota if the H-1B quota availability is immediately exhausted. Employers should determine as soon as possible whether they have any…
12.29.2011
New Employment Laws Ring in the New Year
The Oregon legislature enacted a few employment laws this year which go into effect on January 1, 2012.
10.5.2011
Train Supervisors to Recognize Requests for Reasonable Accommodations
The Americans With Disabilities Act (and similar state statutes) places obligations on employers to provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities. The sticky part is what exactly constitutes a request for a reasonable accommodation…
10.4.2011
Diversity Lottery 2013 Opens
The U.S. Department of State opens entries for the Diversity Lottery 2013 beginning October 4, 2011 at noon EDT, and ending November 5, 2011, at noon EDT.
6.13.2011
From Aesop to the Supreme Court
In 1679, La Fontaine memorialized Aesop's famous Cat's Paw fable into verse as a metaphor for princes who do kings' dirty deeds and receive no reward. In the fable, a monkey convinces a cat to take roasting chestnuts out of a fire. After the cat…