Seyfarth Synopsis: On Aug. 19, 2024, DHS posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice implementing the “Keeping Families Together” process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. “Keeping...more
8/22/2024
/ Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Spouses ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
USCIS
Stimulus, Vaccines, and Corona. OH MY!
First, The Stimulus. The status of additional stimulus remains where it has been as we have been tracking it for months, ever since the House passed the HEROES Act: nowhere. While the...more
11/23/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infections ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Lyft ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Pfizer ,
Public Charge ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
Vaccinations
This special post-election report is brought to you by Seyfarth's Policy Matters Newsletter. With so much at stake, we have collected the top-of-mind issues to watch as the election results take shape. ...more
11/6/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Employment Agencies ,
General Elections ,
Immigration Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Joe Biden ,
Members of Congress ,
Policy Drafting ,
Political Campaigns ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Vaccinations
The Saga Of The Stimulus Deal Continues. As readers of this newsletter are well aware, the negotiations over additional stimulus legislation to confront COVID-19, and all of its attendant consequences, has seen a number of...more
10/23/2020
/ Bias ,
Border Security ,
Canada ,
CARES Act ,
Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Stimulus ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Request For Information ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Trump Administration
The trend of recent months to curtail employment-based immigration, purportedly prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, continues unabated. On August 3, 2020 President Trump issued yet another executive order, this one...more
8/7/2020
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Memorandum of Agreement ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: The combination of the Trump Administration re-examination of grants of Temporary Protected Status to nearly 340,000 foreign nationals, and the recent threats by Texas and ten other States to challenge the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the administration generally, signals increases in immigration enforcement activity, businesses are advised to implement clear protocols for the conduct of...more