Insights

Last week the Administration announced that it was implementing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Ukraine and Sudan who are in the United States and who have been here, without interruption, since April...

New York City recently released guidance concerning its new requirement that New York City employers with four or more employees (or one or more domestic workers) include a good faith salary range for every advertised job....

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R.4445 – the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“the Act”), passed by the House on February 7, 2022, and the Senate on...

The US Citizenship & Immigration Services has announced that being tested or treated for COVID-19 will not be considered a negative factor for green card applicants and others subject to the “public charge” analysis,...

New York State significantly expanded whistleblower protections for private sector employees alleging retaliation under New York Labor Law Section 740 (“Section 740”), effective January 26, 2022. These amendments expand...

The New York City Council enacted a law requiring New York City employers with four or more employees to post anticipated minimum and maximum salary ranges for job postings for jobs in New York City.  The law takes effect...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that the registration period for this year’s H-1B visa lottery will open on March 1 and run through March 18. Like the last two years, employers must create...

The Biden Administration has announced that it will end the travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place in November. Effective December 31, non-US citizens traveling from South Africa,...

In a welcome development the State Department announced on Saturday that consulates are now authorized to waive in-person interviews for certain non-immigrant visa applicants whose employment-based petitions have been...

The New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued an order requiring all on-site workers of private New York City employers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. By December 27, 2021, such workers must...