by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2017 | U.S. Supreme Court
With a federal appeals court order set to take effect today, Justice Anthony Kennedy, acting for the full Supreme Court, restored President Trump’s travel ban, and thus some 24,000 refugees covered by the appeals court ruling will have to wait until Oct. 10 (or...
by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2017 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is in various stages of assimilating and evaluation public comments received on its plan to close offices in five cities across the country. According to a press release, “This proposal is being considered in connection...
by Girish Anand | Sep 7, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.), who cast the third and decisive no vote the last time Obamacare repeal and replace was considered in the Senate, seemed to flip-flop on Sept. 6 when he said he would consider supporting a new measure called Graham-Cassidy, which has yet to...
by Girish Anand | Sep 5, 2017 | DHS, immigration
Speaking on behalf of President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the end of the Obama-era program known as DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which allowed undocumented aliens who arrived here as children to stay, work and...
by Girish Anand | Sep 1, 2017 | DOL, Overtime Rules
A month before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was to consider the preliminary injunction against the Obama-era overtime rule raising the salary threshold for exemption to $47,476 a year, the Texas District Court that issued the preliminary injunction against...
