Publications

For H-1B nonimmigrant visas subject to the cap, April 2, 2018, is the first day on which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will accept H-1B cap-subject petitions for foreign national professionals in specialty occupations. As April 1, 2018 is a Sunday, the first day of filing will be […]

In early December 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a ninety (90) day delay – through April 1, 2018 – of the applicability date for ERISA plans to comply with a final rule amending the claims procedure requirements applicable to disability benefits. The new requirements were to become applicable […]

Unless you have completely given up on all television, newspapers, and social media (and nowadays, who could?), you know that sexual harassment in the workplace is a significant issue right now. Unfortunately for many organizations, it is easier to ignore the issue as something that only occurs in Hollywood, Washington, […]

For many years we’ve been cautioning employers about unprecedented National Labor Relations Board scrutiny, and intrusion, into what used to be universally accepted employment policies. For example, in the good ole days, employers quite rightly believed that prohibiting “loud, abusive, or foul language” made perfect sense. The NLRB recently disagreed, […]

The House and Senate Conference Committee have come to terms on the Trump administration’s overhaul of the current tax code. The new tax bill reinstates the 20 percent Federal Historic Tax Credit (“HTC”), but eliminates the 10 percent tax credit provided for rehabilitation of non-certified buildings predating 1936 (“Pre 1936-HTC”). […]