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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant shift in immigration enforcement policy under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, prioritizing aggressive prosecution of immigration-related violations – including at the workplace.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant shift in immigration enforcement policy under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, prioritizing aggressive prosecution of immigration-related violations – including at the workplace. In a memo issued to all DOJ employees, Bondi said that the “nation faces historic threats from widespread illegal immigration.” As a result, “immigration enforcement” now tops the DOJ’s list of prosecution priorities. While this shift should come as no surprise given the new administration’s immigration focus, employers should use this March 4 guidance as a reminder to take proactive steps to ensure immigration compliance. Here are the five biggest takeaways for businesses looking to stay one step ahead of the current changes.

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State Wage-Hour Enforcement Likely to Rise as Federal Enforcement Tackles Reduced Resources


via Conn Maciel Carey

As the priorities of the new Administration take shape, we foresee states stepping in to take on a more significant role in enforcing wage and hour laws and regulations over the next several years. This was one of the main takeaways from the American Bar Association’s Wage and Hour Committee Conference we attended last month.

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It’s Not Just Workplace Raids. Mishandled Electric I-9s Could be a Costly Immigration Threat for Employers under Trump


via Hotel Dive

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) rules mandating that employers provide abortion-related accommodations are facing intensifying legal challenges now that a federal appeals court allowed a group of states to challenge the law. Seventeen Republican-led states filed a lawsuit arguing that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unlawfully expanded the act to mandate such abortion-related accommodations. In a significant move, the 8th Circuit recently allowed the lawsuit to proceed, reversing a trial court’s ruling that the states didn’t have a legal right to sue. At the same time, the newly appointed Acting EEOC Chair, Andrea Lucas, has publicly opposed her agency’s own abortion-related accommodation rules. Despite these developments, the PWFA and its rules remain in effect, and the EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan remains unchanged for now. Here’s what employers need to know about the lawsuit and EEOC leadership changes, as well as the key compliance steps you should consider taking as we track these developments.

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