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Many Wisconsin employers have chosen to include their own “distracted driving” policies in their employee handbooks. A distracted driver policy that puts firm, clear limits on behind-the-wheel cell phone use may limit an employer’s liability, and bet Read More About Does Your Employee Handbook Include a Cell Phone Usage While Driving Policy?
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will attempt to clear its processing backlogs by transferring some case interviews to other offices that have a lesser workload. This policy will only apply to green car Read More About USCIS Will Transfer Green Card and Citizenship Applications to Speed Up Processing
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Employer SSN No-Match Letters Are Back!
Jun 20, 2019 | Raluca Vais-OttosenIn March 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) resumed its prior practice of issuing Social Security No-Match letters. Officially, the No-Match letters are known as Educational Correspondence (EDCOR)/Employer Correction Requests. The No-Matc Read More About Employer SSN No-Match Letters Are Back!
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The brief legislative special session conducted over the Memorial Day weekend saw the Minnesota Legislature pass a Jobs and Economic Omnibus Bill that contains numerous provisions strengthening and expanding existing wage protections and employer rec Read More About Minnesota Enacts New “Wage Theft” and Record-Keeping Requirements
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Is the Pendulum Swinging Back?
Jun 14, 2019 | James T. NikolaiThe issue of “patent eligible subject matter” received little attention in the U.S. Then the Supreme Court stepped in and created chaos where certainty previously existed. Now, there is an effort in Congress to restore order and, at the same time, re Read More About Is the Pendulum Swinging Back?