November 2025 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum HR gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law. Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. Federal Updates USCIS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization With Interim Final RuleOn October 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
October 2025 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum HR gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law. Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. Federal Updates H-1B Visa Program ChangesOn September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, an […]
Optimum HR Named One of Orange County Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies of 2025
SANTA ANA, Calif., September 8, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Optimum HR has been recognized for the third consecutive year on the Orange County Business Journal‘s list of the Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies for 2025. This honor celebrates organizations in Orange County that have achieved significant growth and demonstrated strong leadership within their industries. This recognition reflects Optimum HR’s continued momentum […]
July 2025 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum HR gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law.Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. Federal UpdatesFourth Circuit Rules for Employer When Employee Failed to Participate in Interactive ProcessIn a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of […]
Optimum HR Named an “OC Best Place to Work” for 10th Consecutive Year
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 11, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Optimum HR has been named one of Orange County’s Best Places to Work by the Orange County Business Journal for the tenth year in a row. This recognition reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to building a workplace culture centered on trust, collaboration, and doing right by both employees and clients. […]
May 2025 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum HR gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law. Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Agencies Directed to End Enforcement of Disparate Impact Discrimination Claims Under President Trump’s New Executive OrderOn April 23, […]
February 2025 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum Employer Solutions gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law. Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. Federal UpdatesDOJ Effectively Pauses Its Civil Rights Division’s Litigation, Which May Impact IER’s Pursuit of New ClaimsThe U.S. Department of […]
November 2024 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum Employer Solutions gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and state employment law. Read on to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help you ensure compliance. HR QuestionQuestion: How can an employee claim harassment when offensive jokes or other conduct are not directed specifically at them? […]
October 2024 Newsletter
Each month, Optimum Employer Solutions gathers the latest updates and changes to federal and stateemployment law. Read below to learn how these changes may affect you, and how Optimum can help youensure compliance. HR QuestionQuestion: An employee has requested a four-week medical leave to have major surgery. Do we have to hold his job for […]