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President Biden Signs Stopgap Spending Measure; Federal Government Funded until December 3, 2021
U.S. government funding was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2021. Yesterday, President Biden signed a stopgap spending measure which will fund the government through December 3, 2021. Because the stopgap spending measure was passed, a partial government shutdown has been avoided. As such, the E-Verify system and E-Verify support remain online. Employers are able to create new cases and resolve tentative nonconfirmations (TNCs)... Read More
DeSantis Issues Executive Order No. 21-223 Calling for Increased Enforcement of Florida's Employment Eligibility Verification Law
Order calls on state law enforcement to increase the number of audits of companies employing over 200 employees. 1 Read More
The Rest of the Story (for Now): Employer Prevails in FCRA Class Action Alleging "Stand-Alone" Disclosure Violation
By Rod M. Fliegel and Garrick Chan on September 27, 2021 Read More
Statute of Limitations for BIPA Claims Addressed by Illinois Appellate Court
The court concluded that the proper statute of limitations period for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) depends on the section of the Act referenced in the claim. Read More
Federal Funding Set to Expire on September 30; Federal Government May Partially Shutdown
Partial shutdown would take E-Verify offline. Read More