U.S. District Court Sets Aside the DHS and DOL Wage Rules

The U.S. District Court in California has set aside the DOL interim final rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, significantly increasing the prevailing wages to be paid to certain temporary and permanent foreign workers (“DOL Rule”) and the DHS interim final rule, Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Read More »

New DOL and DHS Rules Significantly Impact H-1B Program

On October 8, 2020, the Department of Labor ("DOL") and Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published new rules that will have a considerable impact on the H-1B visa program. The DOL rule substantially modifies and increases prevailing wages payable to foreign workers and limits the H-1B program to the most highly paid professionals, regardless of Read More »

New York Paid Sick Leave Legislation

Following New York's enactment of temporary COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave benefits in March, New York enacted permanent paid sick leave legislation on April 3, 2020. Governor Cuomo signed the State Budget (Senate Bill S7506B) into law, which includes a provision that amends the New York Labor Law to require employers to provide paid sick Read More »

Ryan Suser Wins Motion to Vacate

Ryan S. Suser, a Member and Litigation Attorney, obtained a decision vacating a court's prior order in the Onondaga County Family Court.  The order was previously entered on default.  Arguing that the default was improperly granted, and after filing an objection from an adverse finding by a trial Referee, Ryan was able to have the Read More »

Volunteer Lawyers Project Selects Pro Bono Champions

Each year the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County (VLP) recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions in providing pro bono legal services. This year, Bousquet Holstein is being honored as a Pro Bono Champion award winner for their work in response to COVID-19, especially stepping up to help local small businesses and responding to other COVID-19 VLP Read More »

Bousquet Holstein Attorneys Present to Syracuse University English Language Institute

On July 23, 2020, attorneys Rebecca Cohen and Anna Putintseva presented the students (LL.M candidates) of the Syracuse University English Language Institute (ELI) on post-graduation visa options for international students. During the presentation, students learned about options to stay in the US after finishing academic program, tips and strategies on finding internship and employment, benefits Read More »

SBA Releases Responses to FAQs on the Application for Forgiveness of the PPP Loan

On August 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released responses to Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") regarding the application for forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Loan.  The FAQs are available here. The questions and responses range from questions regarding the type of forgiveness application used by sole proprietors who have no employees (Answer - Read More »

NY budget crisis puts critical, free legal help at risk (Commentary)

As posted on Syracuse.com - Aug 03, 8:00 AMhttps://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2020/08/ny-budget-crisis-puts-critical-free-legal-help-at-risk-commentary.html This commentary was submitted by Susan Katzoff, president of the board of directors of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County Inc., on behalf of board members Laurence Bousquet, Sophie Dagenais, Peter Dunn, Anthony Gigliotti, Brittany Hannah, Palmer Harvey, Mitchell Katz, Michael Klein, Brian LaClair, Emilee Lawson Hatch, George Lowe, Mary Miner, Read More »

Ryan Suser Defeats Motion for Summary Judgement

Ryan S. Suser, a Member and Litigation Attorney, recently defeated a motion for summary judgment before the Cayuga County Supreme Court.  His clients are pursuing a case against a local Town alleging, among other things, that the Town inappropriately encroached on their property in constructing a local road.  The lawsuit seeks to return the property Read More »