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If you own or operate a limited liability company (LLC), corporation or other business entity in the United States, you may be subject to a new reporting requirement that took effect on January 1, 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a set of new regulations implemented by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), requires certain entities to submit a report declaring beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.
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The firm is honored to announce that Attorney Daniel A. Benjamin was recognized in the field of Worker’s Compensation Law by the “Best Lawyers in Connecticut” (a publication of the Hartford Courant and the Wall Street Journal). For many years, Attorney Benjamin has represented clients who have been seriously injured, and is especially proud of his work representing firefighters in various claims before the Worker’s Compensation Commission in Connecticut. He is especially pleased that he was included in this publication based upon reviews of his legal abilities submitted by his peers (other attorneys in the state).
A copy of the publication and the selection criteria is available HERE. The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced that their COVID-19 policy allowing petitions and applications to be filed with copies of signatures on forms will become a permanent policy. This policy has helped many clients who spent precious resources sending ink signatures via couriers across the nation, and sometimes between continents, just to comply with original ink signature requirements at USCIS. Making this policy permanent is a welcome step forward for USCIS, bringing the agency a little closer to reflecting modern business norms.
The announcement, available HERE, also included an extension of some COVID-19 filing deadline flexibilities through this October. Beginning on July 1, 2021, the NCAA amended its bylaws to allow student-athletes to receive compensation in exchange for their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) for the first time. College athletes across the country have since signed thousands of endorsement deals worth millions of dollars. One projection expects the college athletics NIL market to grow to $1 billion in the next five years. Notably absent from NIL activities have been the majority of the NCAA’s approximately 20,000 international student-athletes.
Click "Read More" to continue reading. Earlier today, President Biden announced "Uniting for Ukraine," a new streamlined process to provide Ukrainian citizens who fled from the war with Russia opportunities to come to the United States. In addition, the State Department is announcing increased refugee resettlement processing and broadened access to visa processing at consular posts overseas.
Uniting for Ukraine is a streamlined process for Ukrainian citizens who have been displaced by the war with Russia to apply for humanitarian parole in the United States. To be eligible, Ukrainians must Click "Read More" to continue reading. USCIS just announced that they have completed the lottery for H-1B registrations for this fiscal year, and have sent out notifications to those selected in the lottery. The selected applicants can file H-1B petitions starting on April 1, 2022.
For those who were selected - congratulations! It is estimated that you are the lucky 25% of those that registered this year. If you did not work with an attorney to file the registration, now is a good time to engage with a qualified immigration attorney to complete the process for you. The next steps in the process include: Click "Read More" to continue reading. On April 27, 2021, as part of a delegation from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Attorneys Aleksandr Troyb and Michelle Ross are scheduled to meet with members of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. to discuss various immigration issues of interest to individuals and employers. They encourage their clients to contact them to discuss any immigration issues they may want them to address with members of Congress.
Attorney Michelle A. Ross is honored to have been asked to present at a program hosted by the Connecticut Bar Association's Law Center at 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 2022 entitled "Best Practices in On-Boarding Employees." The program will offer a practical "how to" for onboarding new employees from offer letter to the first day of work including all hiring requirements, notices and deadlines including applicable immigration laws and processes that an employer must navigate to bring on new employees for Connecticut workers and foreign workers, including proper work visas and work authorizations. More information on the program, as well as registration instructions, are available HERE. |
Moderator:Aleksandr Y. Troyb, Esq.
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