Insights

On Friday, March 20, 2020, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will accept reproductions of original signatures on all immigration forms and documents for the duration of the COVID-19...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that employers and workplaces that are operating remotely due to the COVID-19 outbreak will not be required to be physically present to review employees’ identity and...

USCIS Temporarily Suspends Expedited Processing on Applications for Nonimmigrant Visas and Employment-Based Green Cards On March 20, 2020, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it would temporarily...

On March 18, 2020, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a bill that provides paid, job-protected leave for New York employees who have been quarantined by a government-issued order as a result of COVID-19. These...

On Friday, March 20, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he will be signing another executive order mandating that all nonessential workers must work from home starting Sunday evening, March 22, 2020. This...

UPDATE: On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law the COVID-19 Sick Leave portion of this bill.  This new law provides paid leave for employees who have been quarantined by a government issued order as a result of...

On Wednesday, March 18, the US and Canada mutually agreed to temporarily restrict all non-essential travel across their shared border. Trade between the two countries will continue. As with other COVID-19 related travel...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for cap-subject H-1B visas. On May 27 at the latest, USCIS will begin accepting expedited processing...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is canceling all in-person interviews, including asylum, naturalization, and green card interviews, as part of the effort to combat COVID-19. All face-to-face services will...

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we want to update our clients on the measures we are taking to provide you with the highest quality legal services while keeping our workplace and our community safe and healthy. ...