On March 21, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a rule to automate the Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record and eliminate the paper version of the form has been sent to the Federal Register for publication.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will suspend its processing of prevailing wage requests for permanent labor certifications (PERMs) in order to comply with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s June 15 order implementing the court’s August 30, 2010 decision in CATA v. Solis.

Candidates who will require H-1B sponsorship and are subject to the cap cannot commence employment in H-1B status until October 1, 2013; employers should begin planning for the 2014 fiscal year.

Proposed DHS administrative reforms designed to attract and retain highly skilled foreign nationals; DOS changes aim to improve visa and foreign visitor processing.

It is anticipated that the sequester (the automatic spending cutback that went into effect on March 1, 2013) may result in diminished immigration-related services provided by federal departments and agencies, as outlined below.

Effective July 1, all E visa adjudications in Mexico will be centralized in three visa posts and all supporting documents must be presented in a standardized format.

Earlier today, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of the relator’s claims in Stauffer v. Brooks Bros., Inc., No. 2009-1428.

Court ruling applies law of nature; impacts patents directed to personalized medicine.

Due to the unfortunate story of University of Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s "fake" girlfriend in late 2012, much of America is now familiar with the phrase "catfishing".

High Court considers the constitutionality of DOMA, which may create tax-refund opportunities for employers and employees before April 15.

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the Act), signed into law on September 27, includes a provision that expands the existing favorable tax treatment of gain resulting from the sale of qualified small business stock.

Yesterday the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC or the Commission), the bipartisan 10- member panel established by Congress to examine the causes of the financial crisis and the events surrounding the September 2008 financial market meltdown, announced the dates for its first public hearing, to take place at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13 and Thursday, January 14, 2010 in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, in Washington, D.C.

On October 12, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce conducted a hearing regarding new legislation—the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094)—which would prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) from implementing changes that would help unions have greater success organizing employees.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the Healthcare Reform Law), presents a number of new issues for medical device manufacturers.

On October 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the U.S. Oil & Gas Association (the Associations) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

Agencies promise close scrutiny of hospital mergers, reverse payment settlements, and REMS abuses.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in "Kappos v. Hyatt", No. 10-1219, (i) that a patent applicant is free to introduce new evidence in a civil action to obtain a patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145, subject only to the rules applicable in all civil actions, even if the applicant had no justification for failing to present the evidence to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO); and (ii) that if new evidence is presented on a disputed question of fact, the district court must make de novo

In a recent federal district court case addressing a defendant’s motion to compel, Jannx Medical Systems, Inc. v. The Methodist Hospitals, Inc., 2010 WL 4789275, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry found a plaintiff’s production of electronic documents in PDF format without searchable text did not comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 (Rule 34).