Trump Administration Proposes Extraordinarily High H-1B Fees
The Trump Administration has proposed a rule that would establish a new $103,265 fee for H-1B cap-subject petitions. Comments are due in 30 days. If the proposal becomes a final rule, it is likely to be judicially challenged.
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision, Beavan v. Allergan U.S.A., Inc., 264 N.J. 99 (2026), represents a significant development in the state’s civil litigation framework, particularly regarding the admissibility of expert testimony. This pharmaceutical product ...
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap
USCIS announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.
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In a prior blog post, we discussed Hargrove v. Sleepy’s LLC, which cemented the use of the ABC test in New Jersey to determine whether a worker is classified as an employee or an independent contractor. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has finalized ...
In a prior alert, we explained that on January 17, 2026, Governor Murphy signed into law amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), significantly expanding employer coverage while also lowering employee eligibility thresholds. These changes, which will impact thousands of New ...
Court Vacates H-1B $100,000 Fee, but Fee Will Remain in Effect During Appeal
On June 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated the $100,000 H-1B fee, finding it unlawful under the APA and an impermissible ...
On June 15, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) formally adopted regulations setting site remediation standards for PFAS compounds including PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, and GenX. This finalizes interim rules put in place since 2022–2023 which proposed cleanup ...
USCIS Issues Policy Memo on Adjustment of Status Including Apparent Sweeping Change; More Than Two Weeks Later Many Questions Remain Unanswered
On Friday, May 22, 2026, USCIS issued a policy memo asserting that Adjustment of Status under section 245 of the INA is “a matter of discretion and ...
The New Jersey Department of Labor (“NJDOL”) has announced that its portal is now active to receive employee separation information. This change follows amendments to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law (“UCL”), effective July 31, 2023, which we discussed in our prior ...
On June 1, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published a one-year extension of the legacy provisions of the Resilient Environmental and Landscapes (REAL) rules – from July 20, 2026, to July 20, 2027. During this extension period, eligible permit ...
