26 Oct News "Close Contact" Redefined by CDC and Implications for Employers publications / POSTED BY Duane Morris Among the precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is social distancing. In the workplace, that generally means being at least 6 feet away from another person. In this regard, we all should ... Read More
13 Oct News Court orders State Department to reserve diversity visas publications / POSTED BY UNITED STATES (Oct. 12, 2020) In litigation challenging the immigrant travel ban, a court has ordered the State Department to reserve 9,095 immigrant visas to be issued to DV-2020 lottery winners. Key Points: The court previ... Read More
13 Oct News Deadline extended for PIO-OCI conversions publications / POSTED BY balglobal.com Medium Priority What is the immigration news? The Indian government has extended the deadline for Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders to convert to Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards. The ... Read More
23 Sep News Immigration Budgeting in Today’s Environment publications / POSTED BY Join Worldwide ERC® In budgeting for your immigration program, have you considered the new USCIS filing fee increases effective Oct. 2? Will the availability of more employment-based visas this fiscal year affect the num... Read More
23 Sep News UNITED STATES (Sept. 22, 2020) – USCIS to re-implement public charge rule nationwide publications / POSTED BY Following an appellate court ruling, the Department of Homeland Security announced it will resume implementing the public charge rule nationwide, including in Connecticut, New York and Vermont. Key... Read More
11 Sep News IRS APPROVES TEMPORARY USE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES FOR CERTAIN FORMS publications / POSTED BY www.morganlewis.com The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued news release IR-2020-194 on August 28, approving the temporary use of digital signatures for certain IRS forms that must be filed with the IRS manually. Of... Read More
08 Sep News SPECTRUM REGULATION publications / POSTED BY Azevedo Sette Advogados The radio-frequency spectrum is understood as a public good, of limited enjoyment, administered by the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL, corresponding to the electromagnetic spect... Read More
27 Aug News U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Tracking Compensable Remote Work of Nonexempt Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act publications / POSTED BY More than five months into the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced many employers to adopt remote work arrangements, on August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FA... Read More
26 Aug News Beware States Offering Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements for Transfer Pricing publications / POSTED BY As state revenue agencies train their auditors in traditional IRC §482 transfer-pricing methodologies or outsource transfer-pricing audits to third-party specialists, a recent initiative by the Indian... Read More
24 Aug News Employer Information: UKVI publishes updated guidance on new UK Points based immigration system publications / POSTED BY The U.K. government has updated their guidance to help employers prepare for the U.K.’s new points-based immigration system, which is scheduled to be introduced on Jan. 1, 2021. Skilled Workers ... Read More
