U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its guidance on October 11, 2024 regarding expedited requests for travel when a requestor in the United States has ‘a pressing or critical need to leave the United…
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/ Immigration Law
The United States Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced several significant updates relating to the 2026 Diversity Lottery Program. Dates and Eligibility Requirements:…
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/ Immigration Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” which was enacted on September 4, 2024 and goes into effect on March 3, 2025. The new law is intended to help prevent workplace violence by…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In our previous alert, we explained that the PIP Program allows noncitizens married to U.S. citizens to apply for Parole In Place (PIP), effectively adjusting their immigration status in the U.S. to that of Permanent Residents…
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/ Immigration Law
The sponsorship of temporary, nonimmigrant work visas and U.S. permanent residence can be a tremendous lure for U.S. employers to attract and retain foreign talent— but it comes with a large price tag. Is a U.S. employer…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The European Union (“EU”) has announced that rules of travel to member countries of the EU will change in mid-2025, impacting close to 1.4 billion people from visa-exempt countries, including U.S. citizens. Under a program…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
Last week, on the eve of the effective date of the FTC's ban on non-compete agreements, a Texas federal district court found that the agency had exceeded its authority in enacting the ban. The Court also explained that its…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week that it will conduct a second random selection to reach its 65,000 visas allocation for regular cap cases submitted during this year’s H-1B registration…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a new process allowing noncitizens married to U.S. citizens to apply for Parole In Place (PIP), effectively adjusting their immigration status in the U.S. to that of…
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/ Immigration Law
Chevron is out of gas. For the past 40 years, Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (Chevron), was the seminal case of administrative law holding that federal courts defer to agency’s interpretations of “ambiguous”…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Two decisions issued recently by the Supreme Court will impact the administrative state, and immigration laws specifically, by transferring administrative authority to the federal courts. In Securities and Exchange Commission …
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
On June 20, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension of validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs or work permits) issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries from…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
President Biden announced that a new process will take effect in late August permitting certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens to apply for lawful permanent resident status (green card status) without having to depart the…
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/ Immigration Law
On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had selected sufficient H-1B visa preregistrations to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 regular H-1B cap (bachelor’s degree cap) and…
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/ Immigration Law
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State had enacted a law requiring covered employers to provide paid sick leave and job-related protections to their employees subject to a COVID-19 mandatory or precautionary order…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
