The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security Secretary exceeded her authority when announcing the early termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
As Connecticut transitions away from the Transfer Act to a release-based cleanup program, developers, lenders, investors, owners, and tenants must quickly adapt to a significantly different regulatory environment.
This shift…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
On July 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, effective September 2, 2025. After September 2, 2025, those individuals who have been…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On June 9, 2025, restrictions on travel to the U.S. went into effect via Presidential Proclamation, impacting certain citizens of 19 different countries. Those impacted by the Proclamation can still submit visa applications and…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Effective October 1, 2025, access to the Connecticut Family Medical Leave Act (“CT FMLA”) and Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance (“CT Paid Leave”) will be expanded to include all non-certified school employees at…
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/ Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In its recently adjourned session, the General Assembly passed two major bills regarding special education. Although the Governor has not yet signed these bills, we wanted to provide a brief and non-exhaustive overview of the…
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/ Education Law
On June 4, 2025, President Trump announced new travel restrictions for certain nationals of 19 countries as follows:
• Full restrictions (all immigrants and nonimmigrants) for nationals of: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade, Transportation
On June 4, 2025, embedded in an omnibus bonding bill, the Connecticut General Assembly amended the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act as it applies to certain employees of municipalities and boards of education. While the proposed…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 28, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students, “including…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On June 3, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it rescinded the Biden Administration’s guidance issued on July 11, 2022. The Biden Administration’s guidance advises hospital providers that, under the federal Emergency…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
A series of PFAS-related communications and rulemaking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have recalibrated the agency’s focus areas and timeline under the second Trump administration.
Federal PFAS regulation will…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
Last week, an internal U.S. Department of State (DOS) correspondence pertaining to visa processing for international student and exchange visitors in the F, M, and J visa classifications was leaked and published by various media…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 20, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon held that the labor peace agreement (“LPA”) mandate, Measure 119, which requires all state-licensed cannabis businesses to sign a labor peace agreement…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
All too often in litigation, winning a hard‑fought money judgment starts the equally arduous process of attempting to transform the judgment into money. Recovery may be no sure thing, particularly if the losing party dissipates…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on May 13, 2025 the termination of the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), after determining that the conditions in…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law