2020 USCIS I-9 Guidance Round-Up

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, employees continue to work from home in record numbers, and employers continue to scramble to adjust their business operations and employee relations policies to accommodate the so-called “new normal”. Following-up on our earlier news about the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) odd relaxation of certain …

It’s a Holly, Jolly . . . Potential Folly?: Travel Tips for U.S. Work Visa Holders During the Holiday Season

’Tis the season for celebrating the holidays! Globally, offices and plants are closing their doors for a couple of days to a few weeks.  While most people are finalizing their last-minute shopping and preparing for a (hopefully) fun and relaxing holiday season at home, there are just as many people traveling for the holidays. Foreign …

Workforce Mobility at Risk under a NAFTA Renegotiation

The assessments of President Donald J. Trump’s first year in office have a recurring stormy theme, twisting and turning Washington D.C.’s status quo, metaphorically matching a year of once-in-a-generation natural disasters such as Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, wildfires and floods. These disruptive events were not limited to the U.S. domestic policy shorelines; indeed, global trade …