The H-1B visa program applies to employers seeking to hire nonimmigrant workers in specialty occupations or as fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.
In January 2025, the Trump Administration issued two Executive Orders pertaining to diversity, equity and inclusion measures: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” and EO 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”
Every year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission collects workforce data from employers with more than 100 employees (lower thresholds apply to federal contractors). Employers meeting the reporting thresholds have a legal obligation to provide the data; it is not voluntary.
As employers continue recalibrating their workforce strategies, return-to-office (RTO) policies remain one of the most high-stakes and sensitive transitions in today's workplace.
Under a new California law-the first of its kind in the country-no later than July 1, 2024, California employers are required to establish, implement and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan and train their employees about the plan.