Haiti

The National Law Review includes numerous thought leadership pieces on Haitian civil law, business law, labor law, law enforcement, finance, administrative law, family law (including international adoption), divorce (national and international), immigration, human rights, criminal law and resource management issues.

Updates posted on the National Law Review include immigration law developments impacting the processing of Temporary Protected Status TPS applications for immigrants to the U.S. and their families.  Additionally, NLR's coverage includes discrimination and labor issues in the U.S. specifically related to Haitian nationals and immigration reprieves granted to Haitians related to national disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes, and epidemics.  

The National Law Review specifically reports on Haitian labor law as covered under the country’s Labor Code, laws on Trade Unions and Social Insurance, governmental regulations and international labor standards that have been ratified by the Haitian government.

Additionally, we include news coverage on emerging financial topics relating to Haiti concerning the Haitian Central Bank, Ministry of Justice, Haiti’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism AML/CFT issues.  Concerning  U.S. Haitian relations, news coverage includes Employment Authorization Document EAD processing changes related to Haitian immigration and Executive Orders pertaining to Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act FCPA cases concerning foreign officials and investments. ​

Haiti is located on the western side of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with an estimated population of 8.5 million and has a parliamentary legislative branch which enacts laws of general interest and legislative acts, once passed are published in Le Moniteur. 

Haiti’s executive branch includes the President of the Republic, who acts as the head of State, and the Prime Minister, who is the head of the Government.  The Haitian president signs all international treaties and agreements and submits them for ratification to Parliament. Additionally, the Haitian President presides over the Conseil des ministres and issues Arrêtés or executive orders.

In Haiti judicial power is vested in the Cour de Cassation, the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Justice of the Peace Courts, and other special courts.

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Jan
22
2018
Raise Your Hand If You’re Confused about I-9 Reverifications for Employees with TPS Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
19
2018
Reregistration Period Now Open for Haitian and Salvadoran TPS Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
18
2018
DHS Issues Re-registration Information for El Salvadorans in Temporary Protected Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
27
2017
Department of Homeland Security Terminates TPS for Haitian Immigrants Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
21
2017
Haitian TPS Program Will End in July 2019 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
5
2017
Insights: Options for Haitians in TPS Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
26
2017
TPS Extended for Haitians and Court of Appeals Upholds the Block of Second Travel Ban Mintz
May
24
2017
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Extended Six Months Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
28
2017
EEOC Suit Alleges Luxury Hotel Discriminated Against Haitian Employees and Used Staffing Agency as a Conduit to Discriminate Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
23
2015
Congress Passes Trade Bills - Trade Promotion Authority, Trade Preferences Extension Act Faegre Drinker
Sep
26
2014
Think Tanks Ask Supreme Court to Clarify Definition of “Foreign Official” in FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Katten
Sep
18
2014
Who’s a “Foreign Official”? Supreme Court Could Clarify Key FCPA Term Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2014
DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Power Gets A Big Boost Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
22
2014
Esquenazi Opinion Extends Reach of FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), Adopting Broad Definition of “Instrumentality of a Foreign Government” Faegre Drinker
Mar
6
2014
Department of Homeland Security Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
29
2013
Mountaire Farms Pays $48,000 to Settle Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 

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