Federal Employment Law Updates for March 13, 2026
Checking in on DHS. Uncertainty continues to reign at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the agency remains shuttered…
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Checking in on DHS. Uncertainty continues to reign at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the agency remains shuttered…
On February 26, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced a final rule adopting the Stopping Harassment and Intimidation and…
The legal landscape surrounding religious accommodations and religious discrimination and harassment in the workplace has shifted in recent years. To…
Assembly Bill (AB) 1940, introduced in February 2026, represents a potentially significant development in California employment law. If enacted, this…
The EB-1A visa offers Brazilian professionals a path to U.S. permanent residency without employer sponsorship. This visa category allows individuals…
Colombo & Hurd secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition for a physician from Ecuador with over 15 years…
The U.S. Department of Justice recently expanded and clarified its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP), significantly strengthening incentives for…
In February 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that, as of December 31, 2025, it had closed all non-examined…
The U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) program, established by the Immigration Act of 1990 and known as the “Diversity Lottery,” aims…
As discussed in our Dec. 23, 2025, GT Alert and our March 9, 2026, GT Alert, Congress enacted the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable…
Every year, thousands of highly skilled professionals apply for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) in hopes of obtaining a U.S. green…
As New York’s FY 2026-27 budget process moves from joint legislative hearings that concluded last month into March negotiations, Governor…