On Monday June 22, President Donald Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10052 suspending the issuance of visas in certain nonimmigrant...

On March 20, USCIS announced the temporary suspension of Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions due to the coronavirus...

On May 5, 2020, Senators Perdue (R-GA), Young (R-IN), Cornyn (R-TX), Durbin (D-IL), Coons (D-DE), and Leahy (D-VT) introduced S.3599, the...

Even if the employee does not incur any additional expense on their cell/data plan as the result of using the device for work-related purpo

by Jennifer Grady, Esq. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released unemployment data on May 8 showing that the U.S. economy lost over...

The Department of Homeland Security announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2B requirements in light of the COVID-19 public...

Durante los últimos 15 años, Estados Unidos ha experimentado una grave escasez de conductores de camiones disponibles y calificados....

El 6 de mayo, el gobernador de California Gavin Newsom impuso una nueva orden que impone la carga a los empleadores en las reclamaciones...

por Abogada Jennifer Grady Photo by Quintin Gellar on pexels.com Se espera que la escasez de camioneros en EE. UU. se duplique en la...

The rebuttable presumption will apply if an employee tested positive for COVID-19 or was diagnosed with COVID-19, and this was confirmed

he answer may depend on where your employees are located, and whether they are considered “essential workers.”

Photo by Quintin Gellar on pexels.com The U.S. trucker shortage is expected to more than double over the next decade as the industry...

On May 6, California Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a new order putting the burden on employers in worker’s compensation claims due to...

by Jennifer Grady, Esq. Now that employees are returning to work, many employers may wonder whether employees are required to wear face...

Now that some states and counties are allowing employees to return to work, even in a limited capacity, employers need to consider how...

If a person in non-immigrant status in the US does not leave the country before his or her period of authorization expires, he or she...

Since January 1, 2016, California employers must reimburse employees for use of their personal cell phones based on the decision in the...

While many businesses are struggling to stay afloat due to the effects of forced business closures resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Photo by Filip Bunkens on Unsplash The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”), signed by President Trump on March 18,...

by Jennifer Grady, Esq. With so much emergency legislation passed in the last two weeks, it’s hard for employers to keep up with the new...