On October 20, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster (“Updated EEOC Poster”), which is an updated version of EEOC’s...more
The U.S.-China Phase One Agreement: Does it still have meaning? As many might still remember, at the beginning of 2020, our DW-China team reported a historic event – the signing of an economic and trade agreement between the...more
President Proclamation 10052 Times Out: Now What for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants? April 1, 2021 marked the beginning of consular processing at U.S. consulates and embassies throughout the world without the restrictions...more
Congress Restricts Chinese-Owned US Companies in Second PPP Loan Program - Last spring, as COVID began to threaten U.S. businesses, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”),...more
Last week, the United States government undertook a series of actions directed towards Chinese technology companies, raising the specter that the presence of such companies in the United States was no longer welcome. On...more
It is now impossible to avoid the reality that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, the “coronavirus”), is a “public health emergency of international concern,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...more
Effective today the U.S. Department of State has extended the maximum visa validity period from one (1) to ten (10) years for Chinese nationals seeking a B-1/B-2 (business/tourist) visitor visa. This change comes on the heels...more