With clear indications from the Trump administration that worksite immigration enforcement is near the top of the agenda for 2018, the state of California has taken a pre-emptive step to protect workers who may be affected....more
12/26/2017
/ Business Interruption ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Raids ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
After some earlier versions that encountered significant resistance and judicial challenge, President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation on Sept. 24 that restricts travel to the United States by nationals of eight countries –...more
10/18/2017
/ Adjustment of Status ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published its long-awaited “High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” regulation today, Nov. 18, 2016. This regulation was proposed on Dec. 31, 2015. It will become...more
A lawsuit brought by a foreign national doctor earning a six-figure income against the physician owner of his former employer alleging violations of a federal forced labor statute is being allowed to go forward, with the...more
On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Federal Register notice announcing that Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification has been revised. The newly revised Form I-9 makes several...more