Insights

On October 7th the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) will publish two new rules with the intent to limit eligibility for H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 workers, as well as for employment-based...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) proposed fee increase, which was scheduled to go into effect on Friday, October 2, 2020, has been temporarily suspended. The fee increase would have dramatically...

As previously reported here, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“NYS PSLL”), § 196-b of the New York Labor Law, becomes effective on September 30, 2020. Current employees will begin to accrue sick leave on...

This week the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employees who have not received their employment authorization cards (EAD), but who did receive their employment authorization approval...

Update: New York Election Law Amended to Once Again Require Two Hours of Paid Time Off to Vote As part of New York State’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, Section 3-110 of the Election Law has been amended to revert back...

Additional H-1B visa numbers are now available! As a result, USCIS has selected more cap-subject H-1B registrations from the recent FY2021 lottery. Those notified of the new selection will be able to file their petitions from...

The Department of State has clarified what constitutes a “national interest exception” in the context of the Trump Administration’s recent immigration bans. Applicants outside the US who are barred from obtaining an...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced filing fee increases for most applications effective October 2, 2020. Certain application fees, as noted below, will increase dramatically. The changes include:...

Late today, the Trump administration rescinded its policy requiring F-1 and M-1 international students to take at least some of their classes in person during the Fall 2020 semester – or leave the country. The policy...

Thank you for your interest in KM&M’s recent webinar Update on COVID 19’s Impact on Business Immigration. We are pleased to share the following summary and updates reviewing the effect the pandemic has had in nine...