Sara B. DeBlazeShareholderVedder PriceWebsitewww.vedderprice.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail312-609-7534 Professional Biography Sara B. DeBlaze serves as Counsel in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and is a member of the firm’s Business Immigration group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Sara B. DeBlaze New Immigration Policies Announced Designed to Attract and Retain STEM Talent - (Posted On Wednesday, February 16, 2022) Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry for Nonimmigrants Seeking to Enter U.S. on H-1B, H-2B, J and L Visas - (Posted On Tuesday, June 30, 2020) Immigration Q&A for the COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Monday, April 06, 2020) Social Media Scrutiny on Visa Applications - (Posted On Wednesday, November 06, 2019) Brazil Removes Visa Requirements for Certain U.S. Travelers - (Posted On Wednesday, November 06, 2019) The New H-1B Cap Registration Process: How It's Going to Look - (Posted On Wednesday, October 02, 2019) More Than Mere Loose Ends: Immigration Compliance During Mergers and Acquisitions - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2017) The Immigration Report: 200 Days of the Trump Administration - (Posted On Thursday, September 14, 2017) Immigration Alert: Travel Ban Partially Reinstated - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2017) Business Immigration Update, December 2016: New Form I-9 Effective Date January 22, 2017; New Form N-400; Changes in Government Filing Fees; Government Fee Increases!; Immigration Changes Under the New Administration - (Posted On Thursday, December 22, 2016) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Texas Laws on Nondisclosure and Confidentiality, AI, Take Effect Soon by: Shaina E. Hicks Employers Be Warned! Prior Remote Work May Preclude Hardship Defense by: Francesco A. DeLuca Supreme Court Paves Way for Terminations of NIH Grants Based on DEI by: Nonnie L. Shivers , Zachary V. Zagger D.C.’s Tipped Minimum Wage Appears Here to Stay by: Eric I. Emanuelson, Jr. , Gretel Zumwalt Department of the Interior Issues Flurry of Actions Targeting Wind and Solar Energy Projects by: Tad J. Macfarlan , Samuel R. Boden Employer Liability for Non-Employee Acts? Sixth Circuit Imposes High Standard and Rejects EEOC Guidance by: Maureen M. Stewart The CFPB is Reconsidering Personal Financial Data Rights Rule Under the Dodd-Frank Act by: Trisha Sircar OFCCP Extends Disability Regulation Comment Period by: Lauren B. Hicks , Christopher J. Near Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: Discovery Materials Can Be Used to Meet Rule 9(b) by: Alkida Kacani , América Garza EPO to Accept Color Drawings in Patent Filings by: William R. Hancock , Gregory A. Lewis So You Want to Start a Concierge Medicine Practice? Here are Five Key Legal Considerations by: John F. Golembesky , Jeralin Cardoso Government Contractors Should be Aware: SBA Intends to Increase and Revise Monetary-Based Size Standards by: Joshua A. Mullen Court Denies Beverage Company’s Preliminary Injunction in Trade Secrets Case, Citing Conflicting Evidence by: Linda M. Jackson , Matthew F. Prewitt As Federal Grant Terminations Grow, Award Recipients Should Be Proactive, but Also Preserve Their Rights by: Thomas G. Allen , Sheila A. Armstrong Life Without (Most Of) The FCPA: Six Months In by: Alice Wanamaker Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print