The Department of State (DOS) will begin a pilot program for issuing nonimmigrant visas inside the United States on Jan. 29, 2024. The pilot program will be available to a narrowly defined... Read more »
New Department of State pilot program is designed to allow certain Indian and Canadian nationals to renew their H-1B nonimmigrant visas in the United States. Process is expected to expedite renewal process,... Read more »
On December 21, 2023, the United States Department of State (DOS) published a notice detailing the implementation of a domestic visa renewal through a limited pilot program. The pilot program resurrects a process the... Read more »
On December 15, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs cleared review of the U.S. Department of State’s highly anticipated stateside visa renewal pilot program. The program will apply only to... Read more »
On Dec. 21, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new voluntary disclosure program (VDP) for taxpayers who have received an employee retention credit (ERC) refund for which they might not have been... Read more »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continued its efforts to increase oversight of the Medicare program by updating Medicare provider enrollment regulations and policies through recent regulatory and sub-regulatory actions.... Read more »
Despite a national increase in youth arrests associated with school incidents, Philadelphia’s Police School Diversion Program, launched in 2014, has decreased the number of youth arrests from nearly 1,600 in the school... Read more »
Quick Hits The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has issued its 2024 poster, individual notices, and rate sheets. The minimum earnings requirement for 2024 has increased to $6,300. A covered... Read more »
According to a recent letter sent by US senator Ron Wyden to the Department of Justice, a surveillance program called Data Analytical Services (DAS) has allowed federal, state, and local law enforcement... Read more »
A new Costa Rican penal code provision enables a judge to recommend punishments other than prison time and reduces sentences to 3-8 years for women who are either living in precarious conditions,... Read more »