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Immigration Newsletter - October 2023

Please Mark Your Calendar and Join Us On Wednesday, October 18, for an Online Presentation Sponsored by NJBIA:  What Employers Should Know About the Updated Form I-9.  

Neil Dornbaum and Kathleen Peregoy, the Co-Chairs of the Immigration and Practice Mobility Practice Group at ...

Employers Beware of “the WALL”

On August 8, 2023, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:1A-1.16, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) implemented a new tool intended to hold employers accountable for “failing to satisfy their outstanding liabilities to the State for violations of State wage ...

Immigration Newsletter - September 2023

E-Verify Employers May Use Alternative Procedure for Form I-9 Documents Examined Remotely During COVID-19 Temporary Flexibilities

In May 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that employers had until August 30, 2023, to physically inspect all Form I-9 ...

Non-Competes in New York: Pending Legislation Leaves Some Questions Unanswered

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has a bill on her desk awaiting signature that would generally make non-compete agreements for employees not enforceable in New York. The legislation enhances the importance of confidentiality agreements.

In June, the New York state legislature passed a ...

C-PACE Financing for Green Improvements is Coming to the Garden State

New Jersey real estate owners interested in improving their property’s energy or water efficiency, take note: Now is your chance to submit feedback on an aspect of New Jersey’s version of the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, a tool designed to help finance ...

NYC Council Bill Proposes Extending Deadline for LL 97 Compliance

Town halls are being held throughout Queens, New York, for co-op owners concerned that their maintenance fees will spike as a result of their buildings’ efforts to meet the requirements of a law that sets greenhouse gas emission limits on buildings 25,000 feet or larger.

New York City’s ...

Deadline Approaching for Submission of Energy and Water Benchmarking Data Pursuant to New Jersey’s Clean Energy Act

This summer, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (“BPU” or the “Board”) has been issuing notices to owners/operators of commercial buildings over 25,000 square feet in floor space.  The notices announce a new obligation for the owners/operators to report their buildings’ ...

USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registration

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will soon conduct a second H-1B lottery for Fiscal Year 2024 cap-subject H-1B applicants. The lottery will draw from the remaining pool of applicants who submitted an online H-1B registration in March 2023 ...

Companies Now Have to Let Their Shareholders in on Their Cybersecurity Practices

Public companies now must disclose certain information regarding material cybersecurity incidents and the company’s cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance, under a Final Rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 26, 2023. 

The Final Rule ...

New Jersey Employers Have New Reporting Obligations Per Amendments to Unemployment Compensation Law

In November 2022, Governor Phil Murphy approved significant amendments to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law (“UCL”). The amended law can be found here. These changes will become effective on July 31, 2023

The law has required an employer to complete and provide a separated ...

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