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Brenda Eckert practices in the areas of civil litigation, civil rights, employment law litigation, and employment-based immigration law before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. She has successfully defended public and private sector employers against employment law claims, including contract claims, discrimination claims and related state tort claims.

Don’t wait until it’s too late. There are steps you can take now to protect you and your business from costly litigation. This program will provide training and education on sexual harassment awareness and prevention for all supervisory personnel as required by Connecticut law.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just announced a redesign to the Permanent Resident Card, commonly known as the Green Card, and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) as part of the Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project. Although USCIS will begin issuing the new cards on May 1, 2017, both existing and new cards will

Join Shipman & Goodwin Immigration attorneys Brenda Eckert and Ashley Mendoza for this complimentary webinar addressing essential updates in immigration law for U.S. employers.  Presenters will review I-9 compliance, as well as recent changes to immigration law and the impact on U.S. employers.
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On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry” (“January 27th Executive Order”), which was the subject of swift litigation in multiple jurisdictions around the country.
Continue Reading President Trump Issues March 6th Executive Order Revising Travel Ban

On February 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a pair of memos outlining how DHS will implement the President’s two recent executive orders concerning immigration enforcement.
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security Issues Two Memos Regarding Implementation of Two Recent Executive Orders on Immigration Enforcement

On February 9, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”)’s emergency motion requesting an administrative stay of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington’s (“U.S. District Court”) February 3, 2017 temporary restraining order. In its decision, the court found that the DOJ failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal and also failed to show that the lack of a stay would cause irreparable injury. Further, the court expressed its concern with the lack of specific evidence from the DOJ in support of its national security claims, while emphasizing the “ample evidence” presented by Washington and Minnesota (“the states”) with regard to the harm suffered by their universities, students, businesses and families if the temporary restraining order were to be lifted.
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds the Temporary Restraining Order on Enforcement of President Trump’s January 27th Executive Order

On February 3, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the federal government from enforcing certain sections
Continue Reading Oral Argument Scheduled for Today on Enforcement of President Trump’s January 27th Executive Order