by Girish Anand | Jul 30, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Employers have three business days after hiring someone to collect information and complete the I-9 employment eligibility verification form, whether on paper or using the E-Verify electronic system. This has long been known as the "three-day rule," but it...
by Girish Anand | Jul 29, 2010 | EEOC, Random Musings
On Monday, July 26, 2010, which was the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new final regulations regarding service animals and the use of Segways (mobility devices). Dogs and...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2010 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, Personnel Concepts
It was 20 years ago today (July 26, 2010, then 1990) that President George H.W. Bush signed into law the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). After court decisions had whittled down the scope of the ADA through the years, Congress sought to restore the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 19, 2010 | Random Musings
The Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 was written to restore the original ADA definition of disability that Congress felt had been whittled down by the courts, but in the process the definition has become so broad and all-encompassing that...
by Girish Anand | Jul 15, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, Personnel Concepts
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its regulations regarding child labor in the U.S.—calling them "the most ambitious and far-reaching revisions" in the past 30 years—and these new regs are set to go into effect this coming Monday,...