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This is certainly a situation where the (purportedly) ancient curse would seem to apply: May you live in interesting times. Living, however, implies moving forward, and that is what the business world is trying to do. While we as a Firm have seen...By: Dickinson Wright

An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, so the old adage goes. Although contraction of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) fortunately remains a relatively low risk in the United States, COVID-19 still has the ability to “infect” a project...By: Dickinson Wright

Kathleen Campbell Walker’s January 21, 2020 article titled, “Employer Tips: Preparing for FY 2021 H-1B Season and Pre-Lottery Registration,” introduced employers to the new H-1B cap process for fiscal year 2021....By: Dickinson Wright

Now that January is over and with it many of your New Year’s Resolutions, here is an HR Check List that employers should resolve to consider: Ontario employers are required by law to have the following workplace policies: an Accessibility Policy....By: Dickinson Wright

In a recent Chief Counsel General Advice Memorandum (“Memo”), the IRS provides a helpful reminder that basic recordkeeping and organization techniques can avoid significant tax liability for employers and employees in the context of qualified...By: Dickinson Wright

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in the Federal Register on January 31, 2020, that the new version of Form I-9 (rev.10/21/2019) would be available for use on January 31, BUT employers can still continue to use the prior...By: Dickinson Wright

Have you ever had any foreign nationals “visit” your company from one of your entities outside the U.S.? Did you help the foreign national visitor fit right in and seem like part of your team and like any other employee?...By: Dickinson Wright

Businesses at different levels in the supply chain of a product choose to merge (“vertical mergers,” compared with “horizontal mergers” where businesses at the same level in the supply chain merge) for a variety of reasons, many of which can be...By: Dickinson Wright

The 2020 appropriations act, which was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019, contains a mix of good and bad news for employer-sponsored health plans....By: Dickinson Wright

The H-1B process for fiscal year 2021 presents employers and their legal counsel with a variety of new timing and process challenges in addition to potential cost savings....By: Dickinson Wright