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DHS Terminates 2023 TPS Designation for Venezuela

Monday, March 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. Under the termination notice, Venezuela’s TPS status pursuant to the Oct. 3, 2023 designation will be terminated effective April 7, 2025.  However, work authorization and other TPS-related benefits are valid only through April 2, 2025.

DHS Terminates 2023 TPS Designation for Venezuela

Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. Under the termination notice, Venezuela’s TPS status pursuant to the Oct. 3, 2023 designation will be terminated effective April 7, 2025.  However, work authorization and other TPS-related benefits are valid only through April 2, 2025.

Executive Order 11246 Revoked – Impact on Federal Contractors

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (“new EO”) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”.  For federal contractors, the new EO eliminates federal contractor affirmative action plan obligations regarding race and gender (as had been required by EO 11246) and enforcement activity by the OFCCP regarding race or gender affirmative action plans. 

10 Great Interview Questions & What to Look for in Responses

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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HR Tips

Interviews are an important part of the hiring process, helping you gather job-related information that you typically can't find through resumes and applications alone. To be effective, interviewers should prepare and ask the right questions. Candidates for the same job should generally be asked the same set of core questions. Here are ten key inquiries to consider for your core interview questions, along with the reasons for asking them — and what to look for in responses.

Ohio Enacts Pay Statement Law

Monday, February 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service

On Jan. 8, 2025, the Governor of Ohio signed into law HB 106 which requires that every employer provide each of its employees with a written or electronic statement or access to a statement of the employee's earnings and deductions for each pay period on the employer's regular paydays.

Current Ohio law does not require that employers provide a pay statement to its employees.

New York Enacts Fashion Workers Act

Monday, February 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
New York has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 9382), also known as the Fashion Workers Act (the Act), which adds workplace protections related to working with models in New York. The Act takes effect on June 19, 2025.

New York adds mental health protections to State Workers' Compensation Law

Monday, February 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
New York has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 5745), which amends the New York State Workers' Compensation Law, allowing all workers to file for workers' compensation for mental injury due to extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work. Assembly Bill 5745 took effect on Jan.  1, 2025.

New Jersey Provides Guidance On AI Use In Employment Tools

Monday, February 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Civil Rights have released guidance clarifying how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) protects against algorithmic discrimination resulting from the use of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), by employers.

Missouri Releases Paid Sick Leave FAQs

Monday, February 3, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The state of Missouri will require paid sick leave beginning on May 1, 2025. The state has released guidance to clarify the paid sick leave law and help employers ensure compliance with the paid sick leave requirements.
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