In the years since COVID-19 shut down the country, many businesses applied for the Congressionally-authorized Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a valuable relief program created during the pandemic to support businesses who kept…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order that is intended to limit employees' and applicants' abilities to use the disparate impact theory of liability to establish violations of the Civil Rights Act…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In 2008, then-President Barack Obama famously said, “Elections have consequences.” Seventeen years later that statement is still true. A change in administration at either the federal or state government level ushers in new…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
Trying to grow and develop as an athlete is challenging in so many ways — and no one wants to be limited in how, where or whether they can participate in their sport internationally.
When an athlete is playing with a team,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Immigration Law
For the taxable years ending on December 31, 2017, and 2018, Section 965[1] of the Internal Revenue Code required U.S. shareholders (as defined in Section 951(b)) to pay a transition tax on the untaxed foreign earnings of…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Taxation
As the clock ticks down to the end of 2025, the impending sunset of key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) looms large, threatening tax hikes for millions of Americans. With Congress at a crossroads, the urgency…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
President Trump has stated his intention for the U.S. to offer a “Gold Card” immigrant visa program, potentially within two weeks, which would allow wealthy individuals to purchase a Green Card and a potential path to…
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/ Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking, Immigration Law
On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" ("Order"). The Order is mainly aimed at rescinding Executive Order 11246, which was…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
By the narrowest of margins, the New York Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“COELIG”) fended off a separation of powers challenge brought by former Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision in…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
An F-1 Visa (Academic Student) allows a person to enter the United States as a full-time student. Many F-1 students want to work since U.S. college and university programs can be expensive — particularly for foreign students…
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/ Education Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Adjustment of Status (AOS) has a very specific definition in the United States. It is defined as the process whereby someone goes from a temporary nonimmigrant status to a Lawful Permanent Resident without obtaining a visa from…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
In the past few years, it has become difficult to prepare immigration strategies for religious workers due to the length of time it takes for religious worker green cards to be approved. The delay is new and does not make a lot…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) it had promulgated on May 5, 2023, which would have established federal Clean Water Act water…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Indigenous Peoples
The USPTO has announced significant changes to its trademark fee schedule, introducing new surcharges and increasing existing fees. These changes will take effect on January 18, 2025, for most filings and on February 18, 2025,…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property
Paid Prenatal Leave is defined as, “leave taken for the health care services received by an employee during their pregnancy or related to such pregnancy, including physical examinations, medical procedures, monitoring and…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
