Barring Judges from the Federalist Society?, Pay-Data Duel, Huge Backlog in Skilled Immigrant Permits: The Morning Minute
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January 24, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
RESTRICTIONS – A proposal is afoot that seeks to ban federal judges from being members of the conservative Federalist Society and the liberal American Constitution Society. Jacqueline Thomsen reports that an advisory draft opinion written by a Judicial Conference committee says that a judge's membership in those groups "could reasonably be seen as impairing a judge's impartiality." That same body, the Committee on Codes of Conduct, previously found that holding leadership positions in those groups also created the appearance of partiality.
HELP WANTED – A combination of factors is causing big headaches for employers—and their lawyers—that rely on immigration programs for highly skilled worker positions. MP McQueen reports that rising rejection rates for initial H-1B temporary work permits and for renewals plus new electronic registration procedures are creating huge backlogs at U.S. immigration services.
PAYDAY – The D.C. Circuit today will hear a dispute over the Trump administration's move to end pay-data collection rules crafted during the Obama administration to confront compensation bias in the workplace. Robin Thurston of Democracy Forward will argue for the National Women's Law Center and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, two plaintiffs in a suit that supported the EEOC's collection of data based on gender and race. The DOJ's Lindsey Powell will represent the government at this morning's hearing before Judges Judith Rogers, Sri Srinivasan and Nina Pillard.
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
FAREWELL – Norton Rose Fulbright has closed its Bahrain office, leaving it with two locations in the Middle East. Varsha Patel reports that the office closed at the end of 2019, after its sole partner decided to relocate to the firm's Sydney office. The international firm closed its Abu Dhabi base in 2018. Its remaining offices in the region are in Dubai and Riyadh.
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