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• The UK electronic travel authorization (ETA) scheme is a new requirement for non-visa nationals who wish to visit the United Kingdom.
• Effective 15 November 2023, Qatari nationals are require to have an ETA to travel to the United Kingdom.
• Individuals who are denied an ETA may apply for a standard visitor visa, creative

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• The Supreme Court vacated an ADA case against a hotel by a plaintiff who did not intend to stay at the hotel as moot despite the hopes of the business community that it would reduce the overwhelming number of ADA lawsuits.
• The decision did not address whether such a ‘tester’ plaintiff has standing

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• The UK government recently published its response to a consultation that considered reforms to retained EU employment law.
• A draft statutory instrument implementing the reforms, the Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023, simplifies the requirements for the recording of working hours and the calculation of annual leave and holiday

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• S4516 prohibits liquidated damages clauses and forfeiture of consideration for breach of a nondisclosure or nondisparagement clause in nondisclosure agreements in connection with the settlement of certain discrimination, harassment, and unlawful retaliation claims.
• The law clarifies that, to be enforceable, a nondisclosure provision in a release must be at the employee’s preference.
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• The myProgress tool will now allow applicants with an online USCIS account to see personalized estimates of major milestones and actions on their Form I-485 and Form I-821 applications.
• Initially, the myProgress tool will be available to family-based or Afghan special immigrant I-485 applications; employment-based I-485 applications will not be included in this

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Congress Returns and Faces Year-End Push. The U.S. Congress returned this week from its Thanksgiving break and is currently scheduled for a three-week legislative session leading up to the end of the calendar year. While the latest government shutdown crisis has been temporarily averted—again—Congress has a lot on its plate and a short amount of…

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• The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has issued its 2024 poster, individual notices, and rate sheets.
• The minimum earnings requirement for 2024 has increased to $6,300. A covered individual must meet this required amount during the last four completed calendar quarters and have earned at least thirty times the benefit amount

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