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The Trump administration has announced that aggressive enforcement of immigration laws in the workplace will be a top priority in the coming months. Below is an overview of several anticipated changes and how employers can...

On January 1, 2025, an expansion of New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law went into effect. The amended law may have a significant impact on claims against employers as it allows employees to seek compensation for mental...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has now announced that the initial registration period for the 2025 H-1B lottery will open at 12:00 noon EST on March 7, 2025, and run through 12:00 noon EST on March 24,...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open registration for its annual H-1B visa lottery in March. While we are still waiting for the announcement of exact dates and additional details, now is the time to...

New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law goes into effect on January 1, 2025. In advance of this, the state has released a document answering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the law. As discussed in a previous post, the...

The Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) was enacted on September 28, 2024 in California, providing additional protections to freelance workers and independent contractors. The focus of the law is on workers’ rights to a...

NLRB General Counsel (National Labor Relations Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, on October 7, 2024, released a staff memo providing enforcement guidance to regional offices investigating employers for illegal employment practices....

The re-election of Donald Trump is certain to bring major changes to the immigration landscape in 2025, and beyond. While the policy details and timelines remain unclear, the immigration team at Kauff McGuire & Margolis...

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). To qualify, eligible individuals...

New York recently passed a law to address the problem of workplace violence. On September 5, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” (the “Act”) requiring retail employers to take certain...