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NLRB rejects back pay claims of undocumented workers

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 13 2011

On August 9, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued a Supplemental Decision and Order in Mezonos Maven Bakery, Inc., 357 N.L.R.B. No. 47 (Aug. 9, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court's Whiting decision spurs state immigration legislation and related litigation

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 13 2011

In our last Immigration Alert, we reported on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, 563 U.S. ___, 131 S. Ct. 1968 (May 26, 2011), and suggested that, by upholding the constitutionality of the Legal Arizona Workers Act ("LAWA"), it might spur states to adopt additional immigration legislation

Important developments in H-1B areas of "benching," retaliation, "bona fide" terminations, and prevailing wages

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 13 2011

On August 19, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued its decision in Kutty v. U.S. Department of Labor, No. 3:05-CV-510 (E.D. Tenn. Aug. 19, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court sustains constitutionality of Arizona Legal Workers Act

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 29 2011

On May 26, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

Grand jury investigates misuse of B-1 visa classification

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 29 2011

A federal grand jury in Texas is investigating Infosys Technologies Ltd. ("Infosys") for possible criminal violations arising out of the company's use of B-1 nonimmigrant business visas

SEC alleges $150 million fraud in EB-5 immigrant investor program

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Administration ("SEC") filed a civil lawsuit against an Illinois man and two of his companies

Third Circuit rejects doctor's employment contract claim based on H-1B status

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 3 2012

On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its unpublished decision in Edwards v. Geisinger Clinic, No. 11-1528 (3d Cir. Jan. 23, 2012

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finds that health coverage exclusion of immigrants violates state constitution

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 3 2012

On January 5, 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court, held unconstitutional a state law that excluded certain immigrants from eligibility for subsidized health coverage under that state's "Commonwealth Care" program

New developments in immigration-related litigation

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

There have been several decisions issued recently in the immigration area

Sharp reduction in new state immigration legislation should help employers

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

As we predicted, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that most of the restrictive Arizona immigration law was unconstitutional has had a chilling effect of the efforts of states to enact similarly restrictive legislation