A few years ago, a corporate client asked whether it could legally discuss and agree with a competitor not to recruit each other’s...

Effective today, January 26, 2021, all air travelers 2 years of age and older (including US citizens and LPRs) entering the United States...

Employee Rights Posting Notice under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) By April 1, 2020, a covered employer with fewer...

A brief overview of some useful resources for employers to prepare for COVID-19 health emergency. To read file, please follow the link...

January 1, 2019: Employees in New York State are eligible to receive 10 weeks of Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits during any 52-week...

On December 31, 2018, the minimum wage for non-fast food employees in New York State increases as follows: New York City: $15/hr. for...

If you are a multinational company you may have the option to file a single L-1 blanket petition to seek L-1 status for multiple aliens....

New York State has recently introduced several significant measures aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Pursuant to...

Effective January 2018: (Federal tax law) Employers prohibited from deducting sexual harassment settlements or payments subject to...

Purpose: B-1/B-2 visas are intended for temporary visitors coming to the United States for business and short-term training (B-1) or for...

Purpose: The O-1 classification is appropriate for a foreign national who has “extraordinary ability” in his or her field, which may be...

Purpose: J-1 Internship programs enable foreign college and university students or recent graduates to come to the United States to...

Purpose: The H-1B visa is available to professionals in specialty occupations. A specialty occupation requires the theoretical and...

Purpose: The L-1A visa enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of...

Purpose: Treaty Trader Visas (E-1) and Treaty Investor Visas (E-2) are non-immigrant visas for nationals of a country with which the...

On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the...