On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it currently does not intend to enforce any penalties or fines associated with any current reporting deadlines under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) or the...more
On his first day in office, President Trump made good on several campaign promises by issuing various immigration-related executive orders. In his inauguration speech, the new president defended his actions by declaring:...more
1/24/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
EMTALA ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which affects many small and medium-sized businesses across the United States, went into effect on January 1, 2024. For entities subject to the CTA, reports including information about...more
What Does it Mean for Your Business?
This article updates and provides new information and guidance and replaces our original article dated August 3, 2023.
On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”...more
This article updates and provides new information and guidance and replaces our original article dated August 3, 2023.
On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act” or the “CTA”) will take effect. This...more
10/27/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Business Ownership ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
FinCEN ,
Penalties ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act” or the “CTA”) will go into effect. It is expected to impact approximately 32.6 million small and medium-sized businesses in unregulated industries in its first...more
On July 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. The new version of the...more
7/31/2023
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Verify ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
On May 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the temporary I-9 accommodations put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on July...more
HSR Notice Thresholds Have Increased. On January 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its revised annual threshold that determines whether companies may be required to notify federal antitrust authorities...more
2/2/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Section 8 ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
The past two years have seen significant growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions nationwide with many agriculture and farming business owners choosing to liquefy their assets and move on. At the same time, employers...more
12/16/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Agribusiness ,
Audits ,
Buyers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mergers ,
Sellers ,
Selling a Business
The past two years have seen significant growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions nationwide with many business owners choosing to liquefy their assets and move on. At the same time, employers have had to cope with...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on January 28, 2022, that this year’s annual application period for the FY 2022 H-1B program will run from March 1, 2022, through March 18, 2022. Continuing the new...more
2/1/2022
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
Since March 2020, the United States and Canada have agreed upon mutually reciprocal COVID-19 related travel restrictions. U.S. and Canadian officials mutually determined that “non-essential” travel between the U.S. and Canada...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced on February 5, 2021, that this year’s annual application period for the FY 2022 H-1B program will run from March 9, 2021, through March 25, 2021. Continuing the new...more
On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its revised annual threshold that determines whether companies may be required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a proposed merger or acquisition...more
2/5/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
On August 20, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily accept certain I-797 Approval Notices issued by USCIS in lieu of original Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) as...more
On August 17, 2020, Oregon become one of the first states in the country to propose formal rules for the workplace related to COVID-19. Oregon OSHA is currently accepting public comment through August 31, 2020, on the draft...more
Employers across the country are facing challenges never before dreamed of as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those employers that are continuing to hire, the obligation to complete and retain a Form I-9 as well as...more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled the COVID-19 virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a “pandemic.”
The...more
8/7/2020
/ Brazil ,
Canada ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration ,
Iran ,
Ireland ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Travel Permits ,
UK ,
United States ,
Visas
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that continues and extends the effects of his earlier Proclamation 10014 (April 22, 2020), banning the entry of many immigrants to the United States (“U.S.”). The new...more
Employers across the country are facing challenges never before dreamed of as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those employers that are continuing to hire, the obligation to complete and retain a Form I-9 as well as...more
3/27/2020
/ Audits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Extensions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Relief Measures ,
Remote Working ,
State of Emergency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled the COVID-19 virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a “pandemic.”
The ongoing...more
Employers must understand what they can and cannot do now that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is once again issuing Social Security “no-match” letters. Employers are more likely to receive such notices than at any...more
7/22/2019
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
No-Match Letters ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Social Security Numbers