New regulations released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security will remove obstacles for workers on temporary seasonal visas to seek permanent residency in the US and allow them to change jobs with fewer restrictions.
Sung Woo Lim joined Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm as a partner in Seoul, the firm announced Sunday.
The EPA’s final methylene chloride restrictions are justified by the solvent’s deadly potential and other harms and are fully consistent with the requirements of the nation’s primary commercial chemicals law, the agency has told a federal court.
In-house counsel at companies across every sector of the economy are bracing for President-elect Donald Trump’s looming crackdown on immigration, working to shore up the documents that prove their employees can legally work in the US.
A road construction firm violated federal labor law by refusing to recognize and bargain with a union that’s represented its workers since at least 1993, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.
A construction company was cited for violations that led to fatal injuries of a Maryland-based construction contractor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday.
The EPA’s new rule intended to make it easier for states to take over permitting for construction in federally protected wetlands and waterways is unlikely to result in more states doing so and stands to be scrutinized by the second Trump administration.
US President Joe Biden’s
Douglas Parker began as the head of OSHA three years ago during “one of the most challenging times in the agency’s history,” the Covid-19 pandemic. He spoke in a wide-ranging interview about his initiatives at the agency and what’s in-store in the future under President-elect Trump.
Obtaining a long-sought deal to speed up US federal permitting for energy and other infrastructure projects is looking increasingly unlikely in the remaining Congressional session, House Natural Resources chair
The 2017 tax overhaul included incentives to invest in distressed communities. Investors benefit from tax breaks and the designated opportunity zones benefit from economic investment, but critics say already-wealthy investors don’t need these breaks.
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