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Episode Three: Choice of Entity and Inbound Transactions
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Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 3 – Control Activities
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Episode 357 -- Updating Your Risks Under the New Trump Administration
Business Better Podcast Episode: The Looming Threat of Immigration Raids at Your Workplace – What to do When ICE Comes Knocking
Employment Law Now - IX-160 – Trump 2.0 Immigration Policy and Employer Best Practices
Preparing Employers for ICE Enforcement
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 24: Preparing Employers for Immigration Policy Changes Under the Trump Administration
Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - AG Jason Miyares: Addressing Virginia’s Legal Issues
H-1B Navigators: Preparing for Cap, Registration, and Travel Amid Potential Election-Driven Changes
On January 21, 2026, The Associated Press published an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) memorandum (“Memo”) claiming that ICE officers may enter private residences to conduct immigration arrests without...more
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that, effective January 21, 2026, it has paused the issuance of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries as part of a broad policy shift aimed at reassessing...more
Beginning February 1, 2026, California employers must provide existing employees and new hires with an annual written notification of certain employee rights. ...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule that changes how H-1B cap-subject visa registrations, also known as the H-1B visa lottery, are selected. Starting with the fiscal year 2027 H-1B...more
Amid the flurry of employment laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025, Senate Bill No. 294 creates the Workplace Know Your Rights Act....more
Effective January 21, the United States will indefinitely suspend immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries listed below....more
Shortly after retaking office, President Trump issued Executive Order 14218, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.” Invoking a landmark 1996 statute—the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation...more
Even if you read them at the time, you’ll want to read them again. In 2025, organizations faced significant developments in the areas of immigration, workplace policies, federal enforcement, and data privacy. ...more
H.R. 1 became law as Public Law 119-21, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or “OBBBA,” on July 4, 2025. Although several of the most significant employer-facing provisions affected operations in 2025, the focus shifts to full...more
California’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294) creates new annual notice and emergency-contact obligations for employers starting in 2026. Effective February 1, 2026, employers must give every current employee, new...more
On December 19, 2025, Governor DeWine signed the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act (Ohio General Assembly Substitute House Bill No. 246) which requires all construction contractors, subcontractors or labor brokers, excluding...more
On January 14, 2026, the State Department announced on X that it would pause indefinitely the immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries globally. The rationale for the pause is that the agency, through consular...more
Some U.S. employers are facing a complicated situation: a foreign national employee on a work visa, such as an H-1B, travels abroad for what should be a short trip, with the goal of renewing the visa stamp travel document,...more
We are fielding many questions from our clients stemming from Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Below, we’ve included some information about common topics to assist employers in navigating this difficult...more
In July 2025, multiple federal agencies announced a reinterpretation of provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which prohibits “an alien who is not a qualified...more
Thanks to a new law passed last year, California employers will need to provide written notice to each employee advising them of their constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement at work by February 1. Enacted...more
Recent headlines about heightened immigration enforcement activity — particularly across Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan — have prompted a familiar question from HR and leadership teams: Are we actually ready if ICE shows...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that will increase premium processing fees in order to adjust for inflation. Effective March 1, 2026, the premium processing fee for the majority of eligible...more
On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Somalia. The TPS designation and associated benefits will...more
Recent amendments to the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act include important employer responsibilities effective immediately; Massachusetts and Washington may soon enact similar laws. California’s recent...more
While the overall trend landscape remained stable in 2025 (please refer to our last year's article on consumer trends in China: Horizon scanning for consumer goods sector in China – key trends and issues to watch in 2025),...more
The immigration landscape has changed considerably since President Trump re-took office in January 2025, and with the recent expansion of travel restrictions and an immigration benefit pause as well as the partial suspension...more
Our latest Navigating Employment Law in the Middle East webinar—Part 1 of the UAE edition—kicked off the fourth installment of this multipart series. The session focused on the UAE private sector employment...more
On January 1, 2026, California’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294) went into effect. The act establishes two primary requirements employers need to be aware of....more
NLRB Issues Decision on Regional Directors’ Authority; Makes Staff Selections - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with newly sworn-in Board members James Murphy and Scott Mayer, issued a decision this week...more