Labor Law Updates

Ashley Kaplan, Esq., who heads the expert legal team behind Poster Guard® Compliance Protection, answers questions about this complicated law.

The expert legal team from Poster Guard® Compliance Protection hosted a webinar on “Avoiding Immigration Violations” on February 25, 2016. The 1-hour presentation covered fair and legal hiring requirements under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), as well as specific guidance on the I-9 employment verification process. Since the webinar first aired, Ashley Kaplan, Esq., has handled numerous questions from participants.

As we usher in a new year, it’s time to turn our attention to the HR and employment law issues emerging for 2016. Last year was especially robust for legal developments that made a direct impact on employers, and 2016 is expected to be just as active. This pace of changes, coupled with many government agencies setting aggressive enforcement agendas, means every employer needs to be aware and ready.

If 2016 is anything like the past year, we can expect a steady pace of labor law posting changes – most certainly on the state level and, based on ongoing developments, on the federal level, too.

On June 26, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that requires all states to recognize and issue licenses for same-sex marriages. The decision is one of the most significant changes to constitutional law in many years, and its impact is far-reaching, including implications for employers.