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With a large wave of layoffs reported in November 2022, many H-1B visa holders worry about what their next steps should be. In this podcast episode, Anu Nair speaks with partner Bill Stock and senior associate Maria Mihaylova to...

The Trump administration announced two additional significant actions affecting the H-1B program late last week, increasing scrutiny of employers that have conducted or are planning layoffs and extending the $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B petitions.

Layoffs are here and with them comes an often-overlooked threat: trade secret misappropriation. Thousands of tech workers have been laid off over the last year, and 61% of business leaders...

As summarized in our Client Alert of February 8, 2008, the IRS issued a private letter ruling (PLR) that reversed its prior position relating to the effect of severance provisions on performance-based compensation arrangements under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the $1 million limit).

Recently, we examined the wisdom and legality of mandating retirement for older workers. The gist of that analysis was "don't do it" except in limited circumstances — and certainly don't do it...

Despite the establishment of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1967, today, almost three-quarters (74 percent) of older Americans think their age could be a barrier to getting...

On January 10, 2023, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a substantial new version of New Jersey's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), which will take effect in 90 days.

The Workers Adjustment and Retaining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with over 100 employees to follow certain notice requirements when laying off employees.

Recently, a California Court of Appeal in Int'l Bhd. of Boilermakers v. NAASCO Holdings Inc., ruled that the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("CAL-WARN")...

Nearly two and a half months after its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance took effect on May 12, 2020, Oakland, California released frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the new law.

For example, employers may wish to examine whether the proposed layoff will have a disparate impact on a protected group.

The DOL and IRS recently issued final regulations (the "Final Rule") that extend notice and premium payment periods for participants and plans under COBRA.

As employers struggle to continue their operations under the "new normal" of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are already seeing a number of lawsuits stemming from the pandemic.

In what may be a first in California, the state Legislature recently passed a law that creates unionlike recall rights for employees who work for private sector businesses in certain industries.

The CARES Act establishes a $150 billion "Coronavirus Relief Fund" for state, local and tribal governments to use to cover any costs related to COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S-2353, which amends the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ("April Amendments"), more commonly known as New Jersey's mini-WARN statute.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act").