Published on June 17, 2021 At a glance:   Starting January 1, 2022, a new payroll tax to fund the Washington State Long-Term Care Trust goes into effect.   It creates a long term care insurance benefit for certain qualified individuals. How much does it cost? The tax is $.58/$100 of wages,… Read More

Published on June 14, 2021 Last week, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) held its 2021 Annual Conference. The conference coincided with several key announcements from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and other exciting updates on U.S. immigration policy. On June… Read More

Published on April 27, 2021 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has extended its policy allowing greater flexibility regarding Form I-9 verification for certain employees working remotely due to COVID-19. First announced last year, ICE has extended Form I-9 verification flexibility policy through August 31, 2021. Employees hired… Read More

Published on April 27, 2021 USCIS announced today that the agency is once again providing deference to prior determinations for extension requests with no material change! This policy is in accordance with long-standing guidance issued by the agency in 2004, but rescinded in 2017. This is a major step towards… Read More

Published on April 2, 2021 It was January 3, 2009 when a new type of currency – a “cryptocurrency” – called Bitcoin sprang into existence. Bitcoin garnered widespread attention and created a whole new industry of bitcoin “mining”. Soon, there was rampant speculation in this currency. Prices of… Read More