Insights

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...

Update: New York Election Law Amended to Once Again Require Two Hours of Paid Time Off to Vote As part of New York State’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, Section 3-110 of the Election Law has been amended to revert back...

Additional H-1B visa numbers are now available! As a result, USCIS has selected more cap-subject H-1B registrations from the recent FY2021 lottery. Those notified of the new selection will be able to file their petitions from...

The Department of State has clarified what constitutes a “national interest exception” in the context of the Trump Administration’s recent immigration bans. Applicants outside the US who are barred from obtaining an...