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The initial registration period for this year’s H-1B visa lottery will open at noon Eastern on March 1, 2023 and will run until noon Eastern on March 17, 2023. Please contact us as soon as possible if you intend to register...
Jan 30, 2023
Immigration Law
Registration for H-1B lottery to Begin on March 1st and Run Through March 17th
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for this year’s H-1B lottery will run from noon Eastern on March 1, 2023 to noon Eastern on March 17, 2023. Employers...
Information regarding this year’s H-1B visa lottery, including the registration period, is expected shortly. Although exact dates have not yet been announced, we expect the registration period to open in early March and run...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon implement the next phase of its expanded premium processing program, which has been rolled out over the past several months. Beginning January 30, 2023, newly...
Jan 03, 2023
COVID-19 Guidance
CDC to Require Negative Covid Test for Travelers from China, Hong Kong and Macau
Beginning on January 5, 2023, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require proof of a negative Covid test or documentation of recovery from Covid for all travelers over age 2 who are boarding flights to...
Dec 28, 2022
General Employment Issues
New York Employers Must Now Provide Required Workplace Postings in an Electronic Format
On December 16, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to New York Labor Law Section 201 that requires New York employers to provide employees with electronic copies of mandated workplace postings. Previously, New...
Dec 20, 2022
Labor Relations
NLRB Grants Off-Duty Contract Workers Easier Property Access to Engage in Union Organizing Activity
Continuing the wave of decisions overturning Trump-era precedent, last Friday, a divided Board issued a 3-2 decision limiting the power of property owners to restrict off-duty access of workers employed by onsite contractors....
Dec 16, 2022
Labor Relations
NLRB Revives Obama-Era Framework for Determining Appropriate Bargaining Units
UPDATE: On December 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board restored the Obama-era bargaining unit test making it easier for unions to secure representation elections for smaller groups of employees within a larger...
Dec 15, 2022
Labor Relations
NLRB Expands ULP Remedies to Include Damages for “Direct or Foreseeable” Financial Harms
UPDATE: On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board broadened its arsenal of remedies to include certain pecuniary harms that “were direct or foreseeable consequences of” an unfair labor practice. In a...
Dec 13, 2022
Employment Discrimination
New York City Delays Enforcement of Artificial Intelligence Bias Law Until April 15, 2023
As we previously explained, New York City enacted a law governing employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (“AEDT”). Under the law, which takes effect January 1, 2023, New York City employers may not use an...