Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 1718, which imposes strict changes on how businesses in Florida can hire and inflicts penalties on individuals who transport immigrants into the state without them being...more
6/8/2023
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E-Verify ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Florida ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Visas
Effective July 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will terminate the Form I-9 flexibilities that have been in place since March 2020. Under these flexibilities, DHS exercised its discretion to defer the...more
For the last several years, unnecessary delays and long processing times of H-4 and H-4 EAD (Employment Authorization) applications have caused frustration for H-1B dependents attempting to change or extend their status,...more
President-Elect Joe Biden’s January inauguration is fast approaching, and he has proposed one of the most robust and ambitious immigration plans in recent history. The plan highlights the significant history of immigration in...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) H-1B Strengthening Rule and Department of Labor (DOL) Prevailing Wage Interim Final Rules were published last week, launching a 30-day comment period. Employers who hire H-1B...more
In welcome news for employers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has once again agreed to extend its exercise of discretion to defer the physical presence requirements associated with Employment Eligibility...more
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to dismantle the 2012 Obama-era program to shield undocumented immigrants brought to the...more
6/19/2020
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Educational Institutions ,
Path To Citizenship ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v NAACP ,
USCIS ,
Wolf v Vidal ,
Work Permits
As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues a new version of its Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, employers have the opportunity to revisit and examine their compliance practices. Starting on...more
3/9/2020
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Document Retention Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Updated Forms ,
USCIS ,
Verification Requirements
New York’s Green Light Law (The Driver's License Access and Privacy Act), which took effect on December 14, 2019, makes New York the thirteenth state to allow undocumented foreign nationals to obtain driver’s licenses. Under...more
New immigration policy requires all U.S. Consulates to review applicants’ public social media history, past e-mail addresses and recent phone numbers when adjudicating visa applications....more