Posts tagged with ‘immigration’
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California’s New Regulations Expands Protections Based on National Origin
By SHLC on July 11, 201800California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) adopted new regulations focused on preventing national origin discrimination, which into effect July 1, 2018. These new regulations are extensive and include clarifications on the definitions of “national origin” and “national origin groups,” the permissible and prohibited 1) types of employer policies governing language restrictions (i.e., English only policies) in the workplace, […] -
What Employers Need to Know about Immigration Enforcement and AB 450
This past weekend, Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaff warned of imminent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) activity in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mayor Schaff’s announcement was made after ICE agents issued Notices of Inspection to approximately 77 restaurants and other businesses in Northern California during the first week of February 2018. News outlets are reporting that more than 150 […]