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Executive Order
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Immigration Blog
USCIS and DOS Announce Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status
On September 9, 2015, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and the Department of State (“DOS”), announced new procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file adjustment of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Binding the Enforcers: The Administrative Law Struggle Behind Pres. Obama’s Immigration Actions by Michael Kagan
Binding the Enforcers: The Administrative Law Struggle Behind Pres. Obama's Immigration Actions by Michael Kagan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Richmond Law…
The Right Coast
Undoing the Unilateral Presidency – WSJ
On the next president s first day in office, the president could simply issue an executive order revoking all of his predecessor s executive actions, except those necessary for national…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Obama Administration Not Done With Executive Orders Aimed at Federal Contractors
In a recent interview with Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report, I discussed the recent deluge of Executive Orders targeting federal contractors, and the new regulations arising from those EOs (link…
Inside Government Contracts
Contractors (Respectfully) Request that the President Stop Issuing Executive Orders Focused on Contractors
“[W]e respectfully request that no further presidential directives primarily focused on government contractors be issued for the foreseeable future,” wrote four government contractor associations in a letter to the White…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Under Siege: Trade Associations Rap White House for Flood of EOs Targeting Contractors
By Steve McBrady, Mark Ries, Angela B. Styles
In an August 3 letter to the White House, four trade associations (the AIA, PSC, NDIA, and ITIC) requested “on behalf of the thousands of companies … that no further…
Labor & Employment Report
President Obama to Require Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave
Contractors are still reeling from the many executive orders coming from President Obama in the last year or so, including raising the minimum wage for federal contract employees to $10.10,…
Subject to Inquiry
White House Hostage Policy Leaves Risk on Table for Third Parties
By Patrick Rowan, Government Investigations Group
Last month, the White House announced a change in its policy toward overseas hostage-takings of U.S. citizens. The new policy, accompanied by an Executive Order, aims to effect policy changes…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Members of Congress Request Withdrawal Of Proposed Guidance And Regulations For Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order
By Connie Bertram, Guy Brenner
On July 15, 2015, eight members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor and the Administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, requesting that the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
One Perspective on the Oral Argument in the Fifth Circuit In Texas v. United States
Here is Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia's take on the oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. United States.KJRelated articlesAudio of Oral Argument before…