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USCIS Again Extends Certain Employment Authorization Cards by up to 540 Days

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new temporary final rule, effective April 8, 2024, that extends certain employment authorization documents (EADs) by up to 540 days. Our Labor & Employment and...more

4/19/2024  /  Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Extensions , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visas

Unlawful Discrimination via Electronic Form I-9/E-Verify and New Stateside Visa Stamp Renewal Pilot Starting January 2024

Our Immigration Team discusses the State Department’s new pilot program that will allow H-1B visa applicants to stay in the United States to renew their visas....more

12/28/2023  /  E-Verify , Federal Pilot Programs , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , US Department of State , Visas

Is the DOJ’s “Pattern or Practice” of Extracting Settlements from Companies Not Hiring Immigrants Valid?

Our Immigration Team explores the legal foundation of how the Department of Justice has convinced companies to settle suits brought under the unfair immigration-related employment practices statute....more

9/6/2023  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Corporate Counsel , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Fines , Foreign Workers , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Settlement

USCIS Takes Action to Reduce Excessive Backlogs in Immigration Case Processing

Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced three new efforts to increase efficiency and reduce excessive backlogs in processing immigration petitions. This is a much-welcomed reprieve to U.S....more

3/31/2022  /  Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Workers , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visas

Partial End to COVID-19 I-9 Flexibility Provisions – Accepting Expired List B Documents

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security temporarily allowed employers to accept certain types of expired identification for Form I-9. Our Immigration Team discusses what the end of that policy...more

3/22/2022  /  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Eligibility Verification , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Required Forms

Opportunity for Comment: H-2a Wage Methodology Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

What will the Department of Labor’s new proposal changing the methodology used to set the adverse effect wage rate in the H-2A visa program mean to agricultural employers? Members of our Agricultural Legislative & Public...more

12/2/2021  /  Agricultural Workers , Department of Labor (DOL) , Foreign Workers , H-2A , NPRM

Trump Administration Proposes Three New Sets of Employment Visa Regulations, Primarily H-1B

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Justice, and Homeland Security have released immigration proposals that could have a real impact on employers and employees. Our Labor & Employment Group highlights the most important...more

10/9/2020  /  Department of Labor (DOL) , Foreign Workers , H-1B , Trump Administration , Visas
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