Higher Standards for H-1B Visas…
Federal agencies announced on Oct. 6 long-expected reforms to the H-1B visa program for high-skilled foreign workers that will raise the bar for qualifying for the popular visas. ...
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OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Obligations Clarified
Employers will rarely have to report COVID-19-related hospitalizations due to the virus’s lengthy incubation period, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administr...
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Layoffs Reach Historical High of…
The layoffs and discharges rate in private nonfarm establishments reached a historical high of 8.8% in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began. The rate remained high in April at...
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First-Time Jobless Claims Rise to…
States reported that 898,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Oct. 10, 2020, marking the seventh consecutive week of initial jobless claims u...
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Labor Force Participation Rate Down,…
The labor force participation rate decreased by 0.3 percentage point to 61.4% in September 2020. This was 2.0 percentage points lower than in February and up from a low of 60.2% in...
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Number of Job Separations Decreased…
In August 2020, there were 4.6 million job separations. The number of separations in August was 400,000 fewer than the 5.0 million separations in July, 5.3 million fewer than the 1...
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Employment Rose 661,000 in September
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 661,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 7.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. These improvements in the l...
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Department of Labor Clarifies Independent…
The e U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule Sept. 22 to clarify when a worker is an employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent contra...
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Essential Work: Employment, Outlook in…
During a crisis, like a hurricane or the COVID-19 pandemic, some organizations close temporarily while others continue—perhaps even changing their mission. Which workers stay on ...
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