Executive Summary: USCIS has announced the timeline for the H-1B FY23 Cap Petition Cycle. The H-1B FY23 cap registration period will run from noon on March 1, 2022 until noon on March 18, 2022. USCIS will then conduct a...more
2/14/2022
/ Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Job Applicants ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
Executive Summary: USCIS has announced the timeline for the H-1B FY22 Cap Petition Cycle. Similar to last year, USCIS will require H-1B sponsor employers to register H-1B candidates online starting March 9, 2021. USCIS will...more
2/12/2021
/ E-3 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1A ,
L-1B ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
After facing a number of lawsuits filed by some U.S. universities and states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to rescind the policy change announced July 6, 2020 that rolled back some of the temporary...more
7/15/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration Procedures ,
M-1 Visa ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
SEVP ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it is rolling back some of the temporary COVID-19 pandemic exemptions for international students in F-1 and M-1 status that allowed...more
Efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have had a significant impact on employers who provide immigration sponsorship (both temporary and permanent) for employees. But these impacts are also being felt more...more
A new Presidential Proclamation prohibits foreign nationals from entering the United States if they have been physically present in Europe within 14 days, because of the risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus....more
3/12/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
EU ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Health and Safety ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Safety
A new federal rule has created a new electronic registration process for the annual H-1B lottery. The new electronic registration system will significantly change the sequence of the H-1B lottery. There will no longer be a...more
1/22/2020
/ E-1 ,
E-2 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
Job Applicants ,
L-1A ,
L-1B ,
L-2 Visas ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a new agency policy that substantially expands the authority of USCIS to put otherwise legal immigrants into deportation...more
8/28/2018
/ DACA ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Restaurants – which historically have relied on immigrants for a large part of their labor force – have a new challenge to face when it comes to running their businesses. ...more
8/16/2018
/ 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 ,
Raids ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Last February, we provided an overview of California's Immigrant Worker Protection Act, AB 450. The law, which took effect on January 1, 2018, was a response to anticipated increases in federal immigration enforcement efforts...more
7/18/2018
/ Deportation ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
New Legislation ,
Raids ,
State and Local Government ,
Undocumented Immigrants
We are releasing this Alert to remind employers of the fast-approaching April 1, 2018, opening date for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S....more
USCIS recently published Guidance purporting to rely on Matter of Simeio Solutions, addressing when employers must file an amended H-1B petition on behalf of H-1B workers who are transferred to a new work location not listed...more
This Alert is a reminder to employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2015 deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for long-term work authorization in the U.S. ...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has just released a final decision and order rendered this past July by the Administrative Review Board (ARB), holding that an H-1B worker's front pay claim against a former employer is cut...more
1/6/2015
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Administrative Review Board ,
Barclays ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Former Employee ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Successor Liability ,
Wage and Hour
On December 5, 2014, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion vacating the Department of Labor (DOL) regulation and related guidance memorandum authorizing DOL, at the request of the...more
On November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration, which will grant work authorization to millions of undocumented workers. In addition, the executive actions seek to boost the...more
11/25/2014
/ Barack Obama ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Executive Orders ,
Green Cards ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
STEM ,
USCIS