As of April 27, 2021, the Biden administration has reinstated a longstanding policy of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) that the Trump administration revoked in its first year. The reinstated policy, commonly...more
5/11/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Extensions ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On January 10, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a statement detailing a new, comprehensive worksite enforcement strategy that incorporates: (i) increased Form I-9 audits; (ii) more unannounced...more
2/28/2018
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Raids ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
Undocumented Immigrants
As we have previously informed our readers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued yet another update to U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Employment Eligibility Verification Form (commonly...more
Rudyard Kipling famously noted, “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” Many employers may feel that this quote aptly describes the relationship between immigration law and wage & hour law —...more
4/25/2017
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Administrative Appeals ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
L-1B ,
Minimum Wage ,
USCIS ,
Work Visas