What an afternoon! When Winston Wild’s manager called me, indicating that he was detained at Pearson International Airport, we did not know what to do, which is why I called you.
Thank you for calling Winston Wild so...more
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights Carmelyn P. Malalis announced on February 9, 2016 that the Commission would begin accepting requests for and issue U and T...more
As students and scholars’ status change from F-1, J-1 or other FICA exempt statuses to H-1B starting October 1, these employees will become subject to FICA taxes upon the effective date of their H-1B status....more
9/29/2015
/ Adjustment of Status ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
FICA Taxes ,
Form F-1 ,
H-1B ,
IRS ,
J-1 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Professors ,
Social Security Act ,
Students ,
Visas ,
Withholding Requirements
A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more
8/6/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discovery ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration Records ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Information Requests ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Returns ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more
7/24/2015
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Records ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
USCIS announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients of employment authorizations documents (EAD) after February 16, 2015, with validity longer than two years, were “likely mistakenly issued and must...more
In a novel case, a New York federal court judge recently denied an employer’s motion to dismiss a Section 1981 alienage discrimination class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company...more