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White House, May 23, 2019 "PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA Memorandum on Enforcing the Legal Responsibilities of Sponsors of Aliens By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby...

On Friday, May 17, 2019, DHS posted five notices in the Federal Register reestablishing computer matching programs between DHS and New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas and California to "verify the immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who...

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to prescribe how it determines whether an alien is inadmissible to the United States under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration...

FWD.us, Apr. 2018 - "Immigrants and immigration are good for our country, good for our communities, and good for our economy. The U.S.’ greatest competitive advantage has long been a culture that welcomes immigrants and provides them with the...

California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose just under 2.3 percent from $1,095.70 to $1,120.67 in the year ending March 31, 2015, which the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) notes will boost temporary total disability...

Study Finds Benefits as a Share of Payroll Approach Lowest in Three Decades WASHINGTON, D.C – Workers’ compensation benefits as a share of payroll for injured workers continue to decline even as employment grows and overall employer costs...

By Stuart D. Colburn, Esq., and Albert Betts, Jr., Esq., Co-Authors, Texas Workers’ Compensation Law This year marks an anniversary that will not be celebrated with a parade or even a mention on the local news. But it is significant to those...

"Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is ordering state agencies not to provide public benefits to immigrants receiving deferred deportation status from the federal government — an order that reinforces current state law. Legislators, meanwhile, held...

"A benchmark immigration reform would raise the pace of economic growth by nearly a percentage point over the near term, raise GDP per capita by over $1,500 and reduce the cumulative federal deficit by over $2.5 trillion." - AAF, Apr. 9, 2013...

When an employer states in its paid time off policy that its at will employees are entitled to five days off immediately upon hire, does this grant become a vested benefit? This was the issue in MSX International v. Hurley , an unpublished decision of...

Terminating an employee's employment without cause in Canada comes at a price. The various employment acts and codes set out the requirements for termination notice or pay in lieu of notice (and in Ontario and federal workplaces, severance pay in...

PHILADELPHIA - Duane Morris LLP has announced that Adam J. Taliaferro has joined the firm's Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice as an associate in its Cherry Hill, N.J., office. The addition to the firm of the well-known motivational...