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McCarter & English, LLP

A Rush To Rule: More Trump-Era Agency Actions Destined For A Loss In Federal Court

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On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that revised the definition of the term “specialty occupation” and placed additional restrictions on...more

Morgan Lewis

US DOL Rule Changes How Prevailing Wages Are Determined for Immigration Purposes

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Effective October 8, 2020, the US Department of Labor will determine the prevailing wage for permanent labor certifications and labor condition applications based on a new formula for computing prevailing wage levels,...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Trump Administration Advances Rules Restricting Visas for High-Skilled Foreign Workers

The Trump Administration has announced that it will publish two Interim Final Rules on Thursday, October 8, 2020 that will substantially alter the H-1B visa program for temporary professionals working in a specialty...more

Franczek P.C.

New USCIS Guidance Has Significant Consequences for H-1B Employers

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On April 9, 2015, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a precedential decision (Matter of Simeio Solutions, 26 I&N Dec. 542) that significantly impacts U.S....more

Baker Donelson

Recent Changes in Off-Site Employment Requirements

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There have been recent changes in the immigration world regarding the requirements for off-site employment. Both the H-1B visa category and the L-1B visa category, which are two of the more common employment-based visa...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

It Is That Time of Year Again! Only One Month Left to Prepare Cap-Subject H-1B Visa Petitions for April 1, 2014 Filing Deadline

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Dorsey & Whitney immigration professionals would like to remind you that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will begin accepting H-1B petitions that are subject to the FY 2015 numerical limitation (the...more

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Hold on Bill to End Per-Country Cap Lifted

In July 2012, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, agreed to lift his hold on the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012) that was passed by the U.S. House of...more

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