As of May 4, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received a total of approximately 46,200 H-1B cap filings for employment in FY 2013: 32,500 petitions have been receipted against the “regular cap” of 65,000 and 13,700 H-1B petitions have been receipted against the “Master’s cap” of 20,000 for foreign nationals with advanced degrees from U.S. universities and colleges.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not require actual denial of FMLA leave to find liability based on interference with FMLA rights.
On January 20, 2016, the Second Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court, in plenary session and by a majority vote, issued a decision holding that the reformed Article 48 of the Mexican Federal Labor Law (FLL) does not violate the Mexican Constitution. Therefore, the accrual of back salaries (or back wages) claimed by plaintiffs in cases that were filed after November 30, 2012) will be capped at one year from the date the plaintiff was allegedly discharged. The application of this amendment will not be retroactive to any case filed before November 30, 2012.
In the waning hours of the 2017 legislative session, Republicans who control both houses of the Minnesota Legislature reached an agreement with Democratic Governor Mark Dayton on a budget bill that removed from a provision that would have preempted Minnesota cities’ safe and sick leave ordinances and other labor standards measures.
