This week, hosts Tina and Jennie chat with fellow Maynard Nexsen attorneys David Garrett and Stephen Davis. The immigration and global mobility attorneys join us for a conversation on the steps for companies looking to hire...more
Recent large settlements by Facebook ($14.25 million) and Apple ($25 million) with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) sent a message to employers: the federal government can force...more
In January, the Department of Homeland Security announced that noncitizen workers who are victims or witnesses to labor rights violations can now access streamlined and expedited deferred action request process. Deferred...more
Updating our list from last year, E-Verify is an electronic employment verification program through which employers may verify the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. Although E-Verify was initially...more
E-Verify is an electronic employment verification program through which employers may confirm the work eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. Although E-Verify started as a voluntary program, except for...more
On Jan. 31, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, version date of “Rev. 10/21/2019,” that all employers must begin using on May 1, 2020....more
Employers who seek highly skilled foreign professionals must use a variety of visas for their employees. One of those most frequently used is an H-1B visa, a temporary non-immigrant visa category that allows employers to...more
Employees are a company’s most important assets. A key executive or manager can make the difference between a company flourishing or failing in a market, and in an era of ever-increasing global connectivity, businesses have...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a new version of Form I-9, which must be used on and after Sept. 18, 2017. This new form has a revision date of July 17, 2017, and is the current (and...more