Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Jane Yue Zhang has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in the Real Estate, Business Transactions, and Immigration Practice Groups. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Jane practiced immigration law and served as in-house counsel of a commercial real estate development company in Syracuse. She is a proud graduate Read More »
Prologue: Those who follow my articles regularly will note that this article is not the promised story about the best advice that I ever gave. Sorry. I will get back to that story later. Promise. This article does relate to advice in a way - just not mine. This article is really about choices, consequences Read More »
A Friend Most Unwelcome. Prologue: Those who have followed my articles for Fleet Feet Syracuse will note that this is not the promised story of the Mystery of Pleasure from Pain. I'll get back to it eventually. Maybe. For this installment, I have something else about which to write! It’s the tale of a friend Read More »
Seasonal Workers The U.S. wine industry is facing an imminent shortage of labor, particularly during harvest season. Throughout the United States, such work is mostly done by foreign workers. The H-2A visa program is commonly utilized by wineries to fill employment gaps, by hiring temporary, seasonal workers. H-2A visas are Read More »
The Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Department responded to recent Congressional and media attention to businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In public statements of Secretary Mnuchin and SBA's updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) effective as of April 29, 2020, the government clarified its approach when auditing PPP loans. A loan audit Read More »
UPDATE! The Federal government has agreed to rescind its new policy directive preventing full online instruction in the US for International students settling a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston federal court. Thus, foreign students are now permitted to lawfully remain in the United States even if their schools Read More »
As the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped life as we know it, it also accelerated many business trends, including e-commerce. As online sales of goods and services continue to replace the in-store purchase experience, more businesses are moving to establish an online presence and many new businesses are being launched to sell products or services exclusively Read More »