Insights

Update: Employers Must Comply With Notice Requirements Regarding Amended New York City Earned Sick and Safe Time Act by January 1, 2021 The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has published a revised notice of...

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently posted Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its website regarding employers’ obligations under the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (NYS PSLL),...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday that it would significantly raise the filing fee for expedited processing of eligible applications beginning on Monday, October 19, 2020. The premium...

Beginning on March 31, 2021, private California employers who have 100 or more employees must annually report detailed pay data, categorized by gender, race, and ethnicity, to the California Department of Fair Employment and...

Employers in New York State are required to post a notice informing employees of their right to take paid time off to vote ten (10) working days before Election Day, or by October 20, 2020. The required notice can be...

Each year, the U.S. government makes available 55,000 permanent resident (“green card”) visas to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. (see below) who have at least a high school...

On October 7th the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) will publish two new rules with the intent to limit eligibility for H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 workers, as well as for employment-based...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) proposed fee increase, which was scheduled to go into effect on Friday, October 2, 2020, has been temporarily suspended. The fee increase would have dramatically...

As previously reported here, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“NYS PSLL”), § 196-b of the New York Labor Law, becomes effective on September 30, 2020. Current employees will begin to accrue sick leave on...

This week the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employees who have not received their employment authorization cards (EAD), but who did receive their employment authorization approval...