On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents...more
As of April 27, 2021, the Biden administration has reinstated a longstanding policy of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) that the Trump administration revoked in its first year. The reinstated policy, commonly...more
5/11/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Extensions ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
Rudyard Kipling famously noted, “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” Many employers may feel that this quote aptly describes the relationship between immigration law and wage & hour law —...more
4/25/2017
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Administrative Appeals ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
L-1B ,
Minimum Wage ,
USCIS ,
Work Visas
Startups often seek to hire highly educated employees with degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and science) fields in order to compete with their established competitors. Post-graduate international students...more