As featured in #WorkforceWednesday®: This week, we’re covering new “Stay or Pay” bans in California and New York, developing immigration news for employers, and the EEOC’s streamlined path for faster policy changes.
➡️ California and New York Target “Stay or Pay” Agreements
➡️ Administration Pauses H-1B Fee and Immigrant Visas
➡️ EEOC Clears Path for Faster Policy Changes
The Clash famously asked “Should I stay, or should I go?” on their 1982 album, Combat Rock, and with recent attacks on non-competes at both the state and federal level, some employers are imposing additional costs on employees who take advantage of an employer’s training opportunities only to leave and join a competitor. So-called “stay or pay” clauses, or training-repayment-agreement-provisions (TRAPs), typically require an employee to pay the employer the cost the employer incurred to train the employee if the employee leaves their employment within a certain ...
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