U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy manual to clarify the circumstances under which the agency, in its discretion, may forgive a failure to timely file a nonimmigrant extension of stay or...more
On December 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its official policy manual chapters on F and M nonimmigrant student classifications....more
On Friday, October 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance clarifying the two following points with respect to the L-1 petition for intracompany transferees: A sole proprietorship...more
On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual (PM) to provide guidance to USCIS officers on evaluating eligibility criteria for the EB-1A (extraordinary ability) and EB-1B (outstanding...more
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be updating the USCIS Policy Manual to address situations when the last day to file a benefit request or respond to a...more
See why and how some of today’s top HR departments are upgrading manual processes via digital transformation. As the battle for talent rages on amid the great resignation and regulations shift beneath our feet, Human...more
On March 18, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would update the USCIS Policy Manual to address acceptable evidence of work authorization for E and L nonimmigrant spouses. The updates,...more
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new, official policy updates to be included in their Policy Manual. The USCIS Policy Manual is an internal guidance manual for...more
In Chavez v. Std. Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203610 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 30, 2020), Judge David C. Godbey considered a variation on a common scenario that arises in first party cases. Typically, the insured/plaintiff wants...more
The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement, or DOE, has published its Enforcement Manual. This is the first issuance of a public Manual by DOE....more
On April 19, 2019, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency is updating its Policy Manual to clarify that marijuana use is a conditional bar to naturalization. This policy guidance...more
Over the years, public school districts have scrutinized the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the manner in which it has handled its investigations. Among other things, public school...more
On July 30, 2018, an updated version of the NMLS Policy Guidebook was posted to the NMLS Resource Center. The announcement posted on the Resource Center home page states that "The updated NMLS Policy Guidebook does not...more
• Before Mexico's Energy Reform of 2013, large-scale power generation was reserved to the state-run Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) or to private investors through government contracts under an independent power...more
ABC Corporation sometimes conducts in-house, during-the-workday, performance-improvement training for its employees. Its Policy Manual includes a sentence saying, "The Company pays for the time employees spend in work-related...more
Mexico's Energy Reform of 2013 opened activities of the country's Power Market to private investors. Mexico is passing from a state-run power company, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), to private investors and...more
An important part of the franchise system is the confidential operating manual. Many franchisors claim protection of operating manuals under the law of trade secrets and copyright. Keeping the contents confidential is...more
USCIS has released a draft of the USCIS policy manual guidance on extreme hardship. This manual includes guidance on several different topics including...more