While recent changes to the I-9 process may affect select employers, the release of a new I-9 form will present changes to all employers. Qualifying employers are able to utilize an alternative verification procedure to...more
8/3/2023
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Remote Working ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023, to physically verify Form I-9 documentation that may have been...more
6/27/2023
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Required Documentation ,
USCIS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement agreement on November 10, 2021, to allow automatic extensions of employment authorization for certain H-4 and L dependent spouses. Additionally, on November...more
11/19/2021
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Time Extensions ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Biden administration announced on May 11, 2021, that it is restoring a never-fully-utilized Obama-era program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States temporarily in order to oversee and grow certain...more
6/3/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Form 941 ,
H-1B ,
International Entrepreneur Rule ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Obama Administration ,
Startup Visa ,
Startups ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on August 19, 2020, that foreign nationals may present evidence of employment authorization (Form I-797, Notice of Action) approval instead of an actual...more
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a final rule making significant changes to immigration and naturalization related filing fees.The rule goes into effect on October 2, 2020, and the weighted...more