Immigration Reform

How Immigration Reform Will Impact Households Who Hire Nannies

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 5/21/2013

Up until now much of the debate surrounding immigration reform has centered around providing a pathway to Citizenship for the 11 million or so undocumented people in the country. Many in this group currently work as...more

Your Immigration Action Newsletter: May 17th, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 5/17/2013

Now that the bipartisan Senate Gang of Eight’s bill (S. 744) has been introduced we are monitoring the legislative process very closely. As you know, next week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will continue to introduce and...more

White House Stands Firm on Path to Citizenship

by Ronald Shapiro on 5/15/2013

At the start of this month, President Barack Obama publicly indicated that he would seek compromise in order to get a comprehensive immigration bill signed into law this year, but he also stated unequivocally that he would...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

by Amy Jordan, Bryance Metheny, John Paul Nefflen, Thomas Potter, III | Burr & Forman on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: - Court Rules NLRB's Workplace Union Notices Violated Law - NLRB Urges Regional Directors to Maintain High Settlement Rate - EEOC Seeing Rising Number of Age Discrimination Complaints - OSHA...more

Senate Immigration Proposal Offers Both Exciting Options And More Regulation For Employers

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/8/2013

Last month, the so-called “Gang of Eight” Democratic and Republican Senators released their comprehensive immigration reform bill entitled the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of...more

Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters

by Dwight L. Armstrong, Marlene Moffitt, John M. Scheppach | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/2/2013

As the first four months of 2013 come to a close, employers should ensure that their human resources departments have updated several policies, forms and posters requiring attention after the first of the year. The posting of...more

Immigration Alert: April 2013

by Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/2/2013

In This Issue: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate Begins! USCIS Reports That H-1B Cap Is Reached in First Week; New Form I-9 Becomes Effective on May 7, 2013; CBP Announces Form I-94 Automation; DOS Permits Access to...more

Your Immigration Action Newsletter

by Cozen O'Connor on 5/1/2013

Last week, Congress took another step forward in advancing commonsense immigration reform. Just a week after bipartisan Senate leaders introduced their comprehensive bill – the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and...more

Expand paths for legal immigration

by Susan J. Cohen, William Weld | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/1/2013

It's time for both Democrats and Republicans to recognize the many compelling reasons for overhauling our current immigration system. Start with the economic arguments, which are overwhelming. Our high-tech visa...more

Immigration Reform 2013—Update

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/30/2013

In the February/March 2013 issue of the Immigration eAuthority, we outlined the respective proposals for immigration reform put forward by both the President and a bipartisan group of eight senators. We also noted that...more

Big Immigration Development

by Cozen O'Connor on 4/29/2013

Today, the President met with Senator McCain and Senator Schumer to discuss commonsense immigration reform. In a statement released earlier, President Obama said...more

Proposed Path to Citizenship Not Without Obstacles

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/29/2013

The U.S. Senate’s “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013? contains a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants who have been in this country since on or before...more

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 4/29/2013

A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators on Tuesday (April 16, 2013) introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, an 844-page bill that aims to bolster border security and...more

Senate Officially Unveils Proposal for a Path to Citizenship

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/26/2013

Less than 10 days ago, the U.S. Senate put forward a legislative proposal entitled, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013,” which would provide millions of undocumented...more

Immigration Law Alert - April 2013

by Larry Stringer | Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

A number of current immigration matters deserve your attention and consideration: 1. USCBP Announces the Advent of the Paperless Form I-94 for Air and Sea Arrivals, Effective April 26, 2013. 2. Immigration Reform –...more

Senator Schumer Expresses Optimism for Immigration Reform

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/24/2013

The eight lawmakers – collectively referred to as the “Gang of Eight” - who put together a comprehensive immigration bill believe their legislation has a better shot in Congress than the gun legislation stymied the week of...more

Employers and Employees: Take Note of Senate’s Immigration Reform Bill

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/23/2013

The bipartisan bill on immigration reform introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday of this past week does not even have a number assigned to it yet, but already it has drawn more attention and support than any prior attempt...more

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/22/2013

The first major immigration proposal in several years contains sweeping changes, with the president potentially signing a version by mid-June....more

The Employment Law Authority - March/April 2013

by Nicole Brooks, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Wade Fricke, Matthew J. Kelley, Andrew W. Merrills, Stephen A. Riga | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Immigration. Washington takes the first step toward immigration reform. - State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state. - Traditional. Wade Fricke and Matthew Kelley...more

No Amnesty Yet: Stop Notario Fraud

by Robert Divine | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/19/2013

Foreign nationals who are out of status, and people who know them, are hopeful for a legal solution and can fall prey to people who will tell them what they want to hear. Immigration reform is being negotiated seriously in...more

Will E-Verify Become Mandatory for All Employers? It Will if the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Passes

by Daniel Davis | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 4/19/2013

A critical component of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform package, put together by the so-called “Gang of Eight,” is a provision that would require all employers to participate in the E-Verify program....more

Senate Releases Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill

by Diane M. Butler | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 4/18/2013

Following are some highlights for the comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2013. H-1B Cap Raised, but New Restrictions on Temporary H-1B Workers. In an effort promote...more

Immigration Reform Bill Formally Filed

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/18/2013

The group of Senators known as the “Gang of Eight” formally filed the long-awaited immigration reform bill this morning. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, as it has been...more

I Want to Live in America!- Part I Tax Planning Considerations for Foreign Scientists and Engineers

by Gerald Nowotny on 4/17/2013

Overview - As discussions regarding immigration reform continue to unfold, one point that is not under discussion or subject to debate is the contribution of foreign scientists and engineers to the New Economy. The statistics...more

Will New Immigration Legislation Impact "Landed" Outsourcing Rates?

by Roger C. Roy Jr. | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 4/15/2013

Many years ago, I walked through a client's IT development organization where all the "Onshore" resources from the client's ADM provider sat in a sea of cubicles. I was there to identify the causes of some issues that had...more

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