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Colorado’s Job Posting Rules Have Teeth: What Employers Need to Know About EPEWA Part 2
Article Highlights Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), Part 2, is no longer just a pay transparency law. It is a job opportunity transparency law. For covered employers, the law requires more than posting salary ranges. It also requires internal notice of job opportunities, post-selection notices after a candidate is chosen, career p…
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From Stay to Award: Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Court Jurisdiction After Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), answers a narrow but important arbitration question: when a federal court with jurisdiction over a lawsuit stays the lawsuit under § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), can that court confirm or vacate the arbitration award even if the…
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Supreme Court Immigration Update: Border Asylum Access, TPS for Haiti and Syria, and Employer Next Steps
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two immigration decisions with practical consequences for asylum access, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and employer work authorization compliance. In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court held that a person waiting on the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border has not “arrived in the United States”…
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Client Alert: Federal Court Vacates $100K H-1B Payment Requirement
On June 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated the policy implementing the $100,000 payment requirement, restoring, at least for now, a more predictable filing landscape for H-1B petitions. In State of California et al. v. Mullin et al., Judge Leo T. Sorokin granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs and vacated …
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Client Alert: USCIS Policy Change May Require Immediate Reassessment of Adjustment of Status Strategy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a significant new policy memorandum addressing adjustment of status, the process by which certain foreign nationals apply for lawful permanent residence from inside the United States. The memo reiterates that adjustment of status is a discretionary benefit but labels it an “extraordinar…
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Fennemore Represents Xybix in Strategic Sale to Highland Rim Capital
Fennemore attorneys Nicholas Thompson, Jake Tiernan, and Erik Olson served as legal counsel to Xybix, a leading designer and manufacturer of ergonomic workstations and control-room furniture built for mission-critical, 24/7 environments. in its acquisition by Highland Rim Capital. Xybix designs, manufactures, and installs ergono…
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