Blog Post: CWCI Spotlights Low-Volume/High-Cost Dermatologicals, Opioids &...
Oakland, CA – Part II of a California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) research series on low- volume/high-cost drugs used to treat California injured workers identifies three Dermatological...
View ArticleBlog Post: CA5 on Defective NTA: Luna v. Garland
Luna v. Garland (unpub.) "Dagoberto Luna petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dismissal of his appeal of an immigration judge’s denial of his motion to rescind an in absentia...
View ArticleBlog Post: Matter of Pougatchev, 28 I&N Dec. 719 (BIA 2023) (2-1)
Matter of Pougatchev, 28 I&N Dec. 719 (BIA 2023) (2-1) (1) A conviction for burglary of a building under section 140.25(1)(d) of the New York Penal Law is not categorically an aggravated felony...
View ArticleBlog Post: USCIS Policy Alert: Removing Guidance Related to the 2020 Civics...
USCIS, May 4, 2023 "On December 1, 2020, USCIS implemented a revised naturalization civics test (“2020 civics test”). However, USCIS reverted to using the 2008 test on March 1, 2021. For a brief period...
View ArticleBlog Post: DOS on "Administrative Processing"
State Department, May 19, 2023 "The Department of State is processing visas more efficiently than ever while upholding our national security responsibilities. We are continuously reducing the time...
View ArticleBlog Post: Let's Not Kill All the Lawyers: Removing Barriers to Effective...
Angelo A. Paparelli, May 22, 2023 "The famous line from Shakespeare — “The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers” (Dick the Butcher, Act IV, Scene II, Henry VI, Part II ) — is interpreted in...
View ArticleBlog Post: Termination in the Twilight Zone When the I-485 Application Has...
Cyrus D. Mehta & Jessica Paszko, May 23, 2023 "Just a couple of months ago we considered the options available to terminated H-1B workers who want to become entrepreneurs . Since then, layoffs have...
View ArticleBlog Post: Experts Debunk "Terrorist Border Crossing" Hype
Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, May 24, 2023 "“Hundreds of people on our terrorist watch list are crossing our borders.” — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), in his presidential announcement speech, May 22. In a...
View ArticleBlog Post: ICE: Update Guidance on F, M Visa Issuance
ICE, May 2, 2023 "In February 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) provided updated guidance that consular officers can now issue an F or M student visa up to 365 days in advance of an...
View ArticleBlog Post: Temporary Workers’ Employment and Income Risks After Workplace...
By Christopher Mahon Should temporary workers be treated separately under workers’ compensation law due to additional employment and income risks they may incur after workplace injuries? A new study...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Impact of Climate Change on Workers and Employers: The...
By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board In 2022 there were 7,490 wildfires in California. They burned 362,455...
View ArticleBlog Post: California Compensation Cases May 2023
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 88, No. 5 May 2023 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions...
View ArticleBlog Post: California: No Ex Parte Communication with AME by Family Member
Here's a noteworthy panel decision where a family member conveyed essential information to the AME on behalf of the injured employee. The Lexis headnote is below. CA - NOTEWORTHY PANEL DECISIONS...
View ArticleBlog Post: Advance Copy: DOS Delays Visa Fee Final Rule Effective Date
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 05/26/2023 "The Department of State (the Department) is delaying the effective date of a final rule that appeared in the Federal...
View ArticleBlog Post: Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory...
ACLU of Florida, May 22, 2023 "A group of Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, as well as a real estate brokerage firm in Florida that primarily serves clients of...
View ArticleBlog Post: OFLC Posts 9089 News (May 26, 2023)
OFLC, May 26, 2023 1. OFLC announces case submission for the Form ETA 9089 for PERM in FLAG on June 1, 2023 OFLC previously announced a delay to the date on which it will transition PERM submission and...
View ArticleBlog Post: U.S. Border Asylum Policy Enters New Territory Post-Title 42
Muzaffar Chishti, Kathleen Bush-Joseph, MPI, May 25, 2023 "U.S. border enforcement finds itself in an uncertain new era now that the pandemic-era Title 42 border expulsions policy has been lifted. The...
View ArticleBlog Post: Immigrants Key to Economic Growth: Report
Senate Joint Economic Committee, Dec. 14, 2022 "As the United States continues its recovery from the pandemic recession, immigrant workers are essential to the continued growth of the labor force and...
View ArticleBlog Post: Understanding the End of Title 42
In this one-hour webinar, four experts explain what will happen next at the border. Essential viewing! Watch the recording here .
View ArticleBlog Post: Almost 20 Years Ago...
In the July 4, 2004 issue of Bender's Immigration Bulletin I published this essay . As we head into the long weekend...and an even longer 2024 election cycle in which immigration will loom large...it...
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