Legal News

As 2019 comes to an end, it’s time to take a breather from another very busy year. New Jersey continued it’s push as one of the country’s most employee-friendly states, with a number of new laws and amendments to existing laws......By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

It was a pleasure to see so many of our clients and friends at our annual Labor & Employment Hot Topics seminar on December 5 and 10. We covered several developments in New Jersey employment law that went into effect this past year or will soon...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

With the Trump Administration’s increase in employer immigration enforcement, businesses of all sizes and in all types of industries must be prepared. Ensuring a compliant Form I-9 processing system demands that all employers stay current on the...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

An analysis of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) data between 2015 and 2019 related to H-1B, Specialty Occupation non-immigrant visa petitions shows denials of H-1B initial employment petitions have quadrupled for both initial H-1B...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

On November 15, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended the regulations that govern the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker certifications. Changes have been made to the...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

What is privileged when you have to interview your corporate client’s CEO, or a security guard, or a manager, or even former employees? Does the attorney-client privilege apply to your interview? Is the employee your client? Does the work-product...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

On December 2, 2019, the cost to request premium processing of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase from $1,410 to $1,440. In a statement, USCIS noted that the...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

On Election Day, Sussex County, New Jersey, voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot referendum on whether the county should cooperate with federal immigration officials. The ballot measure was in response to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S....By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan through January 4, 2021. What is TPS? TPS is a form of temporary status allowing...By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

A new law was passed in Pennsylvania prohibiting employment of unauthorized employees. Starting in October 2020, the construction industry employers are mandatorily required to verify the Social Security numbers of the employees....By: Norris McLaughlin, P.A.