Friday, March 12, 2021
Biden Signs Sixth COVID-19 Aid Package Into Law. President Joe Biden promised the country an enormous economic rescue plan, and this week he delivered. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a massive $1.9 trillion aid package that was passed using the arcane budget reconciliation process in Congress. Zero Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate voted in favor of the legislation. We have all the details on how the law addresses individual stimulus checks, unemployment insurance, multiemployer pension plans, increased workplace safety enforcement, and more.
PRO Act Passes House. On March 9, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 (H.R. 842) by a vote of 225–206. Five Republicans voted in favor of the bill, and one Democrat, Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28), voted against the bill. The bill would, among
Friday, March 12, 2021
On March 9, 2021, the Supreme Court dismissed several pending appeals over the “Public Charge Rule” following the Biden administration’s announcement that it would not defend the Trump-era regulation, issued in 2019, which dramatically increased scrutiny of assessment of public charge inadmissibility. In response, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 9, 2021, that applicants and petitioners were no longer required to provide information of public benefits and financial standing required solely by the Public Charge Rule for the benefit of a “totality of the circumstances” test assessing whether prospective immigrants were likely “at any time” to be a public charge.
On March 9, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will no longer seek judicial review of any court decisions invalidating the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule,.
NY attorney general helps restore injunction against public charge rule jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NY attorney general helps restore injunction against public charge rule jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.