On March 30, 2020, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)...
USCIS EXTENDS FLEXIBLE RESPONSE TIMES FOR CERTAIN FILINGS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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USCIS REPLACES STICKER THAT EXTENDS GREEN CARD VALIDITY
USCIS recently announced that, starting this month, it will no longer issue stickers extending the validity of expired...
Member Perspective: Jonathan A. Grode
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia • 19 JAN 2021 Grode elaborates on how the business community can...
TRUMP TRIES AGAIN TO RAISE PREVAILING WAGES, SUCCESS NOT EXPECTED
On October 7, 2020, Green and Spiegel reported that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an Interim Final Rule...
FINAL RULE SIGNALS MAJOR CHANGE IN H-1B SELECTION PROCESS
In November 2020, we reported on the Trump administration’s Notice of Proposed Rule Making, announcing a major change...
H-1B, L-1 RESTRICTIONS EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 31, 2021
Late on December 31, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamations 10014 and 10052, which...
STATE DEPARTMENT REVERTS TO PHASE 1 COVID-19 GUIDELINES AS CASES SURGE
The U.S. State Department announced on Monday, December 21, that it was reverting back to Phase 1 Covid-19 guidelines...
TWO IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS SET ASIDE IN FEDERAL COURT
A federal district court in California has set aside two new immigration regulations that were promulgated on a fast...
Updates You Need to Know About Employment and Immigration Law
Workplace Fairness • 30 NOV 2020 Workplace Fairness partnered with immigration attorney Jonathan Grode in a live...
I-9 VS. E-VERIFY: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Confused about when to use E-Verify, whether an I-9 needs updating, or how to make sure you’re in compliance when...
NOVEMBER 2020 VISA BULLETIN: BUSINESS AS USUAL
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2020 Visa Bulletin. There is some movement in the final...
USCIS ANNOUNCES INCREASED PREMIUM PROCESSING FEES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 19, 2020
On Wednesday, September 30, the President signed into law the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act, which expands...