On June 3, 2020 the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 (PFA), amending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), previously described here. President Trump is expected to sign the bill, which was...

Update Please see the Confidentiality section of this article for additional information regarding temperature screening in New York. May 15, 2020 As employers begin to plan for a return to the workplace, they must...

On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the issuance of F (student) and J (exchange visitor) visas for certain Chinese applicants whom the US government believes may pass sensitive information to the...

Update: The New York Forward website now includes “Interim COVID-19 Guidance” for the following businesses allowed to reopen in the five regions which have reached Phase 2 of the New York State reopening...

After an almost 3-month suspension, USCIS announced that certain field offices and asylum offices will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Individuals whose interviews or naturalization ceremonies were previously...

On May 24, 2020, President Trump issued a new Presidential Proclamation curtailing travel to the US from Brazil. Beginning tomorrow, May 27, 2020, the United States will not admit foreign nationals who were physically present...

USCIS Proposes 10% Surcharge on Application Fees US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed the introduction of a 10% surcharge for filing fees in order to reimburse Congress for $1.2 billion in requested...

Employers planning a return to the workplace will have to confront a host of novel considerations aimed at reducing human-to-human contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, workplaces and workplace policies have...

The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically altered the landscape of employment-based immigration and worksite compliance. This client alert summarizes some of the more important changes affecting employers and foreign nationals...

The United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) has issued “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) regarding the requirements of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) for employers considering...