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On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals. Continue Reading ›
On July 25, the U.S. Department of State announced that, effective September 2, most nonimmigrant visa applicants will no longer qualify for a visa interview waiver. Additionally, India’s popular dropbox “appointments,” which allowed applicants to mail in certain documents to qualify for a waiver, will no longer be available. There are limited exceptions to this new rule but for most employer-sponsored nonimmigrants, visa waivers and dropbox appointments will be a thing of the past. Continue Reading ›
For the third time in a month a federal court has affirmed nationwide injunctions blocking President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, which addresses birthright citizenship. Continue Reading ›
Hindsight is 20-20.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect in June 2023, requires reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and “related medical conditions.” The statute gave authority to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue regulations more precisely defining employers’ reasonable accommodation obligations. Continue Reading ›
Who makes the treatment decision?
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