On January 31, 2022, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began issuing I-94 forms with new designations for L-2 and E visa dependents. The new designations for L-2 and E dependent spouses specifically will serve as evidence...more
Since the publication of our November 12, 2021 alert, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance following the November 10, 2021 settlement agreement and updated the I-9 Handbook providing for...more
11/30/2021
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
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L-2 Visas ,
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In a consequential policy reversal, the Department of Homeland Security entered into a settlement agreement following a lawsuit regarding validity of L-2 and H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards. U.S. Citizenship...more
As previously reported by Mintz, on August 3, 2020, USCIS issued a Final Rule which will increase USCIS filing fees. There are dramatic fee increases to many common petitions and applications; and some filing fees will be...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducts site visits at the offices of employers who petitioned or are petitioning for temporary work visas on behalf of their employees. These site visits are funded by the $500...more
A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more
8/6/2015
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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Immigration Records ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
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Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Returns ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
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Wage and Hour
A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more
7/24/2015
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Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Records ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
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Wage and Hour
USCIS announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients of employment authorizations documents (EAD) after February 16, 2015, with validity longer than two years, were “likely mistakenly issued and must...more
In a novel case, a New York federal court judge recently denied an employer’s motion to dismiss a Section 1981 alienage discrimination class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company...more