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Ogletree publishes September 25 Beltway Buzz employment policy update
Ogletree Deakins said it published its September 25 Beltway Buzz by James Plunkett, covering the NLRB’s 3-1 decision abandoning the 2023 Lion Elastomers II standard and reinstating the 2020 test that lets employers discipline abusive conduct during protected activity if they would have acted regardless, and the President’s extension of the $100,000 H-1B fee through September 21, 2027 with an executive order directing agencies to weigh employer layoffs in H-1B adjudications.
Key points
- Ogletree’s update examines the NLRB’s approach to employee conduct during protected activity.Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- The firm’s bulletin also addresses the H-1B entry fee and interagency coordination.Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- Ogletree links to analysis by Ryan Sears, Zachary Zagger and Daniela Medrano Sullivan.Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- The publication includes a historical section about Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan II.Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart