On February 24, 2021, President Biden revoked a Trump-era Presidential Proclamation that had banned the issuance of most new immigrant visas at US consulates abroad. The revoked proclamation was originally issued in April...
Like the return of swallows to Capistrano, the change in the White House from Republican to Democrat – or vice versa – predictably alters the majority of Members constituting the National Labor Relations Board. This...
Mar 01, 2021
Immigration Law
H-1B Registration Period Opens on March 9
As a reminder to potential H-1B sponsors, this year’s H-1B registration process will run from noon EST on Tuesday, March 9 to noon EST on Thursday, March 25. Petitioners will need to create a myUSCIS online account to...
The recently appointed Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) has issued guidance that he will support pre-recognition neutrality agreements entered into between...
Earlier today the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the registration period for this year’s H-1B visa lottery will open on March 9th and run through March 25th. Like last year,...
Jan 26, 2021
COVID-19 Guidance
President Biden Expands Travel Restrictions and Requires Negative COVID Test for International Travelers
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a new proclamation imposing travel restrictions on certain individuals who have been physically present in South Africa within 14 days of traveling to the US. Effective January 30,...
On January 20, 2021, his first day in office, President Biden issued five immigration-related executive orders and sent a sweeping immigration reform bill to Congress. Among other things, the executive orders will reverse the...
Last week, the Trump administration finalized and published a new rule which essentially dismantles the existing H-1B visa lottery, and replaces it with a new system which will allocate H-1B visas to the highest bidder. The...
Scott Budow, an associate at Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP, will serve as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law this upcoming semester, where he will teach Legal Writing. While the class will be...
Jan 05, 2021
COVID-19 Guidance
California Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA) Enacts Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standards
California’s Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA) adopted Emergency Temporary Standards (“the Standards”) to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 infections in the workplace, which were approved by...