Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 30, 2020:
Below please find our latest alerts surrounding COVID-19 and its effect on various policies and laws, ranging from labor law (i.e., FFCRA) to the world of corporate governance and securities (i.e., SEC). As always, feel free to read and
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 24, 2020. The following contains articles written by me and my colleagues at my firm.
After a busy weekend of Shelter In Place orders and various other developments involving COVID-19, our latest alert below is rather lengthy and covers many different
On August 15, 2019, the Canada-United States Preclearance Agreement (officially known as the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America) entered into effect. The Canada-United States Preclearance Agreement was signed on March 16, 2015.
Global Affairs Canada announced
Agriculture Secretary Perdue recently stated the trade damages to be addressed in a new round of farm aid is $15 to $20 billion! The general press is replete with stories about how, as these tariffs continue, companies are making sourcing changes that will be hard to reverse. So, what is the latest news?
First, there
There are many ways employers may run afoul of the anti-discrimination provisions in U.S. immigration law. As a very clear starting point, the general rule for a long time has been and remains an employer may not make hiring, firing, or recruitment / referral decisions based on a worker’s citizenship status. However, there are notable
The U.S. federal government was shut down at midnight this morning after a funding bill did not get 60 votes in the United States Senate. While the politicians work to find a solution before Monday, Canadians are reminded that the last U.S. federal government shut down lasted 16 days and a previous shutdown lasted 27
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued “Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats” (the Presidential Proclamation”) which should make Canadian dual-nationals and Canadian permanent residents from Venezuela, Chad (and North Korea, if any) with NEXUS cards nervous. Venezuela, Chad
In the week of August 16, 2017, Canada’s NAFTA modernization team met in Washington D.C. with the United States Trade Representative’s NAFTA renegotiation team and Mexico’s NAFTA modernization team. At the end of the meeting, they issued a Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of NAFTA Round One and indicated that Round Two will be held
The August Civic Holiday long week-end will be here soon. Canadians travel outside Canada to visit friends and family and to shop. The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) is on the lookout for contraventions of the Customs Act and other border laws.
Here is our survival guide to make sure the CBSA is happy with
On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower court decisions that delayed the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order implementing travel restrictions against persons from 6 countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen). A limited version of President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions will go into effect Thursday morning (June 29). The