The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the eligibility of American employees for employment-related benefits, including medical leave and unemployment compensation. As the Norris McLaughlin employment law blog, Norris in the Workplace, first reported, President Donald Trump, on March 18, 2020, signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), “which provides paid leave under the Family Medical Leave Act and paid sick leave for absences resulting from COVID-19.” A READ MORE READ MORE

With testing for the COVID-19 pandemic expected to increase across the United States and a determination to test the entire U.S. population to determine COVID-19 immunity before a true reopening of the economy, the nearly 44.7 million immigrants lawfully in the United States and over 16 million undocumented immigrants living under the radar have expressed concerns as to their ability to seek testing and treatment, if at READ MORE READ MORE

Shortly after 10:00 p.m. last night, President Donald Trump announced—through Twitter—that he “will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States,” because of the “attack” from the COVID-19 pandemic on the United States and “to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens.” Other than President Trump’s Tweet, neither the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, nor any other READ MORE READ MORE

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced that President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that allows CBP to grant a 90-day postponement of certain duties, taxes, and fees that would have otherwise been due to CBP by importers across the United States. In the Temporary Final Rule implementing the Executive Order, CBP noted that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, READ MORE READ MORE

On April 15, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with the support of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced a temporary final rule changing certain H-2A visa requirements. This rule will enable U.S. agriculture employers to continue employing lawful-related employment. This move is intended to protect the nation’s food supply chain and lessen the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The press READ MORE READ MORE