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Labor Department Proposes Unified Joint-Employer Rule

The move seeks to replace a patchwork of court tests with one federal standard.

Labor Department Proposes One Federal Standard for Joint Employment

Labor Department Proposes Unified Joint-Employer Test Across Wage, Leave and Farmworker Laws

New York Bans Employer Credit Checks for Hiring and Job Decisions

ICE Reclassifies Many I‑9 Errors as Fineable Violations

USCIS Completes FY2027 H-1B Selections as Filing Opens Under Wage-Weighted Rules

Unilever Freezes Hiring and Seals $44.8 Billion Food Deal With McCormick

Labor Department Proposes Sharp Increase to H‑1B and PERM Prevailing Wages

Washington Enacts Near-Total Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements in 2027

Washington Outlaws Nearly All Noncompetes, Effective 2027

Germany’s Top Labor Court Invalidates Blanket Garden‑Leave Clauses

Mexican Senate Votes to Ban Worker Blacklists, Sends Measure to Deputies

House Bill Would Exempt Health Workers From Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee After USCIS Data Show Shortfall

Third Circuit Rejects New Jersey’s ‘Background Circumstances’ Rule, Revives Reverse‑Discrimination Case

States Escalate Noncompete Crackdown: Washington Nears Ban as Virginia Bill Awaits Governor

USCIS Sets April 1 Cutover to New Form I-129, Older Editions Will Be Rejected

Mexico Sets Official Timeline to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

DOL Moves to Rescind 2024 Contractor Rule, Revive Weighted ‘Economic Reality’ Test

NLRB Formally Reinstates 2020 Joint-Employer Rule, Narrowing Liability

Argentina’s Senate Approves Milei’s Sweeping Labor Overhaul