A very interesting letter from Senator Grassley to the Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department of Homeland Security indicates he is tackling the Kushner EB-5 project marketing approach.

The phenomenon of escalating home buying and home prices continues in China. According to recent publications, the real estate sector now accounts for one-third of China's GDP compared to 10% just a decade ago.

Now that the USCIS has released amendments to its Policy Manual regarding the required "sustainment period" for EB-5 investors to retain their investments "at risk,"

The IRS announced yesterday a program for taxpayers who failed to disclose an interest in a foreign bank account and who failed to come forward to the IRS during the 2009 IRS Amnesty Program.

USCIS recently published a statistics report on the impact of the EB-5 Program for the fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

We acknowledge that this is an evolving issue and that new developments may occur that require changes in these proposed standards and guidelines.

Through an employee handbook, employers notify employees about the legal rights and obligations they both have in the employment relationship.

As Dr. Seuss once famously wrote (Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now), "THE TIME HAS COME, THE TIME IS NOW". Good faith efforts to bargain with Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code in the foreground must begin now if we want to emerge from this financial crisis.

In the early afternoon of Friday, May 26th, IIUSA circulated its weekly report indicating the all-time high processing times, as stated below:

Following up on my last article regarding whether a company should maintain an employee handbook, the next important question to answer is what provisions are essential to maintain in a handbook.

In light of the huge increase in wage and hour litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and related state law, employers must clearly outline policies addressing wage and hour issues...

It is common knowledge the EB-5 investor program received extensions through September 30, 2017.

During the 2015 regular legislative session, the Florida Legislature made several key revisions to Chapter 558 - Florida's Construction Defect Statute.

Many large agents are still on the sidelines waiting for new legislation to pass in order to have more certainty as to proceeding with the EB-5 Program.

It seems as though the EB-5 Program is a moving target. First, we received notification in August of 2015 that loans could be repaid before I-829 final adjudication after the required jobs have been created ...

Following the December 9, 2016 extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program until April 28, 2017, there have been additional developments from an administrative, legislative and practical standpoint.

Since virtually all employment disputes relate in some way to what documents are kept in an employee's personnel file, it is crucial that employers properly maintain employee personnel files.

Significant amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became effective on December 1, 2015. Some of these changes are likely to affect how parties conduct themselves during patent infringement lawsuits.

By now, it is well known by employers that every company should maintain and distribute an anti-harassment policy that contains a clearly articulated complaint procedure for employees to complain of harassment and discrimination.

Illinois recently adopted the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act.