USCIS recently announced a new policy that favors foreign nationals who are applying to change their nonimmigrant status to F-1 (Academic Student) while in the United States.

The April 1, 2018, deadline for H-1B visa petitions will be here soon.

A federal court in North Carolina held that claims in an underlying lawsuit stemming from alleged unauthorized access to and copying of proprietary software

A Florida appellate court held that a trial court erred in entering summary judgment where genuine issues of material fact remained regarding the insureds' compliance with post-loss conditions.

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the master policyholder could not bring a claim against its insurer as it had not proven that it was injured. Episcopal Church v. Church Ins. Co., 997 F.3d 149...

A Louisiana Court of Appeal held that an insurer's assumption of its insured's defense without reserving rights waived its right to assert the policy's "unscheduled driver"...

The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a trial court's finding that a secondary insurer in an uninsured motorists litigation was entitled to a pro-rata offset of liability proceeds rather than applying the general rule ...

On December 13, the Supreme Court of North Carolina held that a group of restaurants and bars were entitled to insurance coverage for profit losses...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has held that the Oklahoma Savings Statute, 12 O.S. §100, providing a one-year period beyond the statute of limitations for a new action ...

Professional liability policies, almost always written on a claims-made basis, typically contain a number of options for the insured to obtain an Extended Reporting Period...

On January 13, an Alabama circuit court judge threatened to call the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) on a breastfeeding mother who brought her three-month...

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated during the entire month of November. It is a time to honor the legacy of Native Americans in the United States...

On October 7, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Colorado granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement between the parties in the landmark case of House v. NCAA.

Effective May 25, 2018, the enforcement provisions of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) take effect.

Governor DeSantis vetoed a Florida bill that would have made sweeping changes to the state's short-term rental laws. With multiple lawsuits pending over local ordinances governing short-term rentals...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has reissued its Storm Water General Permit for Large Construction Activities LAR100000...

The Department of Labor launched the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework, the latest development by the Biden administration following President Biden's 2023 executive order on the safe development of AI.

Earlier this month the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released its Supervision Operating Plan for 2023, setting out its risk-based examination priorities for national banks.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released an update to its COVID-19 technical assistance, titled "What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA...

On March 24, the Federal Labor Certification Program (FLCP) announced updates to the annual allowable charges for meals and travel subsistence...