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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...
Nov 13, 2024
General Employment Issues
NLRB General Counsel Takes Aim at Non-Competes and “Stay or Pay” Provisions
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....
Nov 11, 2024
Immigration Law
Post-Election Immigration And Planning
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...
Sep 18, 2024
General Employment Issues
New York Enacts Retail Worker Safety Act to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
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...
In May 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule banning virtually all non-competition agreements. Several lawsuits were quickly filed challenging the rule. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the...
Businesses in New York should take note that New York’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (FIFA) goes into effect on August 28, 2024. As we reported earlier this year, the law requires written contracts with freelancers...