In Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. DHS, et al., the U.S. District Court in California has set aside an interim final rule significantly altering prevailing wages to be paid to certain temporary and permanent foreign workers...more
12/4/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Good Cause ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Injunctions ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Notice and Comment ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
On July 14, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a policy that would have barred...more
7/16/2020
/ Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deportation ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Harvard University ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
M-1 Visa ,
Massachusetts Institutie of Technology (MIT) ,
Remote Learning ,
SEVP ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Due to stay-at-home orders currently in place, in many states employees may experience challenges renewing a state driver's license or other List B identity document for purposes of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility...more
U.S. - Canada Border Closure -
On March 18, 2020, the United States and Canada announced that all non-essential travel between the U.S. and Canada will be temporarily suspended....more
3/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
State of Emergency ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Visas