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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...

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...

Most U.S. work visas involve a U.S. employer sponsoring a foreign national to work in the United States. However, immigration law also allows qualifying foreign nationals to obtain a visa to start their own business. There...

Yesterday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they will run a second H-1B lottery as they did not reach the annual numerical quota during the first round of selections. No further information...

Third Country National (TCN) processing is when an individual applies for a U.S. visa in a country other than their home country. While there can be benefits to taking this path, it can also present unique challenges...