Maryanne’s practice focuses on US federal immigration law, with a concentration on business-based immigration issues.
She has experience representing and counseling private clients, business professionals, and entrepreneurs on the development of and strategy for the US employment of foreign nationals, executives, managers, and other workers.
Maryanne also specializes in immigration-compliance issues, business reorganizations and their immigration consequences, and immigration-related due diligence.
viewpoints
DHS Releases New Form I-9 as New Flexibility for Qualified Employers Takes Effect
August 10, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline, Angel Feng, Juan Steevens
Read about DHS’s new version of Form I-9 as part of its Final Rule regarding Form I-9 document examination and the optional procedure for conducting remote document review.
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New DHS I-9 Regulation Provides Needed Flexibility to Certain Qualified Employers
July 26, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline, Angel Feng
PERM Recruitment Impacted by “Pay Transparency” Laws
November 9, 2022 | Alert | By Corbin Carter, Maryanne Kline, John Quill
Travel Alert – Update* on U.S. Travel Bans and Travel Requirements
November 9, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline, William Coffman, Lindsey Steinberg
Read Mintz’s guide to U.S. travel bans and travel requirements, including the Biden administration’s recent requirement for inbound international travelers to the U.S. to test for COVID-19 within one day of flight departure or present documentation of recovery from COVID-19.
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Webinar Recording: Changes to the COVID Travel Ban
October 21, 2021 | Webinar | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill
The Mintz Immigration Practice focused on the evolving immigration landscape and the anticipated changes to US immigration policies as of October 2021 in this 30-minute session.
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US Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions to 12 Months
July 7, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert discusses the US State Department’s July 6, 2021 announcement that National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) to the COVID-related travel ban are now valid for 12 months — up from 30 days — and that multiple entries are permitted.
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Travel Alert – Update on U.S. Travel Bans
May 12, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert advises caution regarding international travel and covers the CDC’s January 26, 2021 order on COVID-19 testing, current travel bans and their exemptions and waivers, visa processing, and additional notes on entry into the US.
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E-Verify Records Purge Scheduled for May 14, 2021
February 25, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
Read about USCIS’s E-Verify, a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm their newly hired employees’ eligibility to work in the US.
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President Biden Lifts Order Suspending Entry of New Immigrants
February 25, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
Read about President Joe Biden’s termination of the U.S. entry ban on new immigrants, or “green card” holders, implemented by the Trump administration in April 2020.
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Webinar Recording: H-1B Cap Registration Returns
February 2, 2021 | Webinar | By Angel Feng, Maryanne Kline, John Quill
Events & Speaking
Involvement
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Co-chair, Boston Bar Association Immigration Law Committee (2003 – 2005)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Recent Insights
DHS Releases New Form I-9 as New Flexibility for Qualified Employers Takes Effect
August 10, 2023 |Alert
New DHS I-9 Regulation Provides Needed Flexibility to Certain Qualified Employers
July 26, 2023 |Alert
