The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued updated guidelines for international students enrolled in U.S. schools for the Fall 2020 semester: **Students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the…
Where can I read the proclamation? The administration has posted the proclamation here. What categories of nonimmigrant visa are impacted? The affected classifications are as follows: H-1B: specialty occupation workers H-2B: temporary / seasonal workers (not including H-2A agricultural workers)…
Over the past 10 weeks, USCIS has not accepted any cases for premium processing, due to COVID-19. However, they have just announced that they will resume premium processing (Form I-907) over the next several weeks, in several phases. While USCIS…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices will start reopening for public services, starting on June 4, 2020, after having been closed to the public since the middle of March. Reopening may vary by location, so it is important to review…
Effective July 1, 2020, employers who utilize independent contractors (and potentially even staffing companies or sub-contractors) are looking at a completely new legal landscape in Virginia. Virginia Code Sec. 40.1-28.7:7, titled “Misclassification of Workers,” provides a new cause of action…
On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of any individual seeking to enter the United States as an immigrant who: (1) Is outside the United States on the effective date of the proclamation; (2) Does…
REMINDER – Employee Notice Obligations PLUS the U.S. DOL Addresses Small Business Exemption, Interplay of FMLA and Emergency FMLA, and other Issues In Updated FAQs on Families First Coronavirus Response Act. As a reminder, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its first set of FAQs concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). According to the DOL, the Act will apply to leave taken between April 1, 2020 and December 31,…
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) will become effective on April 2, 2020. The Act contains two key provisions for employers with fewer than 500 employees and also addresses employer tax credits. Emergency FMLA What employers/employees are covered…
If you are scheduled for a Green Card, Naturalization, or Asylum interview at any USCIS Office from now until April 1, 2020, your interview is canceled and will be automatically rescheduled. The same applies to biometrics appointments at any USCIS…
