Special thanks to our guest contributors Matthew Gorman and Cristina Messerschmidt. In this Mobility Minute, our Immigration and Data Privacy lawyers will be looking at the issue of data privacy, or lack thereof, at US ports of entry, including international airports. We will review a recent court decision that appears to further minimize protections for travelers entering the United States, as well as consider what can be done to protect sensitive data, if anything,…

Special thanks to our guest contributors David Serwer and Alessandra Faso. In this Mobility Minute, our Global Immigration and Mobility attorneys discuss the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform given the introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, as well as the Biden Administration’s choice of immigration as its first major legislative battle after the COVID relief bill. The Act includes an eight year path to citizenship, relief for DREAMERS, and reforms to our asylum…

Special thanks to our guest contributors Anne Batter, Alexandra Minkovich, Joshua Odintz, Christopher Hanna, Etienne Couret and Derek Gumm. After months of partisan bickering and Senate inaction, Congress finally passed another round of COVID-19 relief legislation as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260, (“CAA”), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020. We provide a summary of the tax-related CAA provisions and key modifications to the…

We recently published an update to our 50-state Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Tracker. Please see HERE. This is updated weekly. For your convenience, here is a summary of the major updates from around the country: The following jurisdictions extended their state-wide orders and/or the duration of the current phase of their reopening plans: Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana and Vermont. The Governor of Alaska decided not to renew the state’s COVID-19 disaster declaration following its expiration…

Special thanks to presenters Melissa Allchin, Matthew Gorman, Christopher Guldberg, Scott McMillen, Betsy Morgan, Michael Poland, Sandhya Sharma, Aimee Soodan, Brian Wydajewski. In these recordings of our two-part webinar series, our presenters take a look back at 2020 and forecast what is likely to have the most significant impact on Illinois employers in 2021. Part 1 of the Illinois Employer Update focuses on Labor & Employment developments.…

This webinar recording takes a look back at 2020 and prepares employers for what’s on the horizon in 2021. Our presenters review COVID-19 and its continued impact on the workforce, diversity and inclusion considerations, what to expect under the Biden Administration, and a update on recent New York laws. Please click here to view this informative recording. This webinar was in partnership with the New York ACC.…