The EEOC recently updated its technical guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” to confirm (as previously reported here) that employers cannot...
Jun 22, 2020
Immigration Law
New Executive Order Restricts Certain Working Visas Through End of Year
Proclaiming to protect the US labor market, on Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump signed a new executive order restricting entry into the United States of most H-1B (specialty occupation professional), H-2B...
Jun 10, 2020
Immigration Law
Presidential Proclamation Restricting Immigration Rumored to be Imminent
Immigration policy experts expect that a new Presidential Proclamation, aimed at further restricting the entry of nonimmigrants into the United States, will be issued imminently. Although we do not yet have the precise...
Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 Guidance
Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act Giving Employers More Time and Flexibility to Use Paycheck Protection Act Loans
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...
Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 Guidance
Return to the Workplace Part 2: Testing
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...
May 30, 2020
Immigration Law
US Suspends Visas for Certain Chinese Graduate Students and Researchers
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...