The Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule, ending its practice of automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EAD) for renewal applications in certain categories, including…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On September 5, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a final order setting aside DHS Secretary Noem’s decision to terminate the 2023 TPS designation for Venezuela. DHS appealed this…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
The United States federal government has shut down as of midnight (EDT), October 1, 2025. Because several different federal agencies oversee the adjudication and enforcement of immigration law, we expect the impact of the…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Recent case law continues to underscore the importance of carefully structuring pay equity and compensation studies to preserve attorney-client privilege and work product protections. While the legal landscape remains consistent…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Massachusetts’ law on pay transparency and pay data reporting will take effect on October 29, 2025. The new law will require employers with 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth to disclose pay range information in job…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On September 19, 2025, the White House issued a proclamation called RESTRICTION ON ENTRY OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS found here, restricting the entry of foreign nationals from entering or re-entering the United States in…
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/ Immigration Law
More states, municipalities, and localities have imposed or continue to impose pay transparency requirements, specifically requiring employers to disclose a position’s pay range and offered benefits in job advertisements and…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Employers facing potential pay discrimination claims have historically faced two basic types of claims: disparate treatment claims and disparate impact claims. Because disparate impact claims are easier to raise on a class…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Washington State has been at the forefront of pay equity legislation, and recent amendments to its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA), which take effect on July 27, 2025, introduce significant changes for employers. These…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Brandt v. Griffin, has upheld Arkansas’s Act 626, which bans gender-affirming medical care for minors. This ruling follows the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti, which…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health
There are several recent changes about visas to the United States, including a new visa integrity fee that will be imposed on all foreign nationals needing nonimmigrant visas, limitations on validity periods, and limitations on…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) into law. Among other things, the OBBBA includes a new deduction for tipped workers, referred to as “no tax on tips.” One Big Beautiful Bill Act,…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On June 20, 2025, E-Verify issued guidance on certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that DHS has revoked for individuals whose parole has been terminated. The guidance advises employers to regularly generate the…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On June 4, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a presidential proclamation, restricting the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries. Its justification for issuing the travel bans is, according to the Administration,…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Afghanistan’s TPS designation and related benefits will terminate on July 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m…
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/ Immigration Law
