Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough to meet the salary thresholds necessary for an employee to maintain their exempt…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The need for a modernization of the H-1B Program has been in the pipeline and in discussion throughout the Biden years, but only in the waning days of the administration did the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Effective January 1, 2025, NYC has implemented the Fair Chance Housing Law, which requires a bifurcated screening process for applicants when the landlord wants to conduct a criminal background check.
Housing providers must…
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/ Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Residential
Group health plans, including insured and self-insured plans, are prohibited from entering contracts that contain a gag clause. These provisions prohibit group health plans from entering agreements with a healthcare provider,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On December 9, 2024, The Department of State issued two major revisions to its Exchange Visitor Skills list resulting in reducing the number of countries on the Exchange Visitor Skills List by almost half. Countries such as…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Beginning January 1, 2025, New York will become the first state in the United States to require all private employers to provide their employees with paid prenatal personal leave.
The new paid prenatal leave law, proposed by…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Passport to Smooth Travels: Essential International Travel Checklist for the Holiday Season-
As the travel holiday season begins, clients are reminded of the following precautions to ensure a smooth travel experience during…
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/ Immigration Law, Transportation
The U.S. President-elect has placed immigration at the forefront of his campaign agenda, and it is expected that U.S. corporations and the business community will experience increased challenges when seeking to hire and retain…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
We wish to inform our clients of important upcoming regulatory changes in California and New York regarding the sale and distribution of textile products and apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its guidance on October 11, 2024 regarding expedited requests for travel when a requestor in the United States has ‘a pressing or critical need to leave the United…
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/ Immigration Law
The United States Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced several significant updates relating to the 2026 Diversity Lottery Program. Dates and Eligibility Requirements:…
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/ Immigration Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” which was enacted on September 4, 2024 and goes into effect on March 3, 2025. The new law is intended to help prevent workplace violence by…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In our previous alert, we explained that the PIP Program allows noncitizens married to U.S. citizens to apply for Parole In Place (PIP), effectively adjusting their immigration status in the U.S. to that of Permanent Residents…
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/ Immigration Law
The sponsorship of temporary, nonimmigrant work visas and U.S. permanent residence can be a tremendous lure for U.S. employers to attract and retain foreign talent— but it comes with a large price tag. Is a U.S. employer…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The European Union (“EU”) has announced that rules of travel to member countries of the EU will change in mid-2025, impacting close to 1.4 billion people from visa-exempt countries, including U.S. citizens. Under a program…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
