U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released guidance on the H-1B random-selection lottery process for 2021. The registration window will be open from noon EST March 9, 2021, to noon EDT March 25, 2021. The...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of employees working remotely has prompted employers of every size to contend with new questions about laws applicable to their workers in distant locations. Depending on whether...more
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On October 8, 2020, the Trump Administration abruptly revamped rules that will dramatically change the H-1B program and sharply increase the required wages for temporary positions and others seeking employment-based green...more
The current public health and economic climate has caused employers in all industries to make operational changes and to consider a variety of budget reduction initiatives. ...more
Employers wishing to file H-1B cap cases for foreign national employees should initiate work soon in anticipation of the short filing period, which will open on April 1, 2019. ...more
Recent press reports describe worksite raids and other types of enforcement action by U.S. immigration authorities, illustrating the new immigration reality introduced by the Trump Administration. Employers have taken notice...more
This is a quick reminder that employers should prepare now if they plan to file H-1B petitions on April 1, 2016 for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2016. It is expected that the demand for H-1Bs will be very strong once...more
This is a quick reminder that employers should prepare now if they plan to file H-1B petitions on April 1, 2016 for the fiscal year commencing Oct. 1, 2016. It is expected that the demand for H-1Bs will be very strong once...more
USCIS will soon post its guidance for filing cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1, 2014 for an Oct. 1, 2014 start date. It is anticipated that the demand for H-1Bs in fiscal year (FY) 2015 (which starts on Oct. 1, 2014) will...more
April 1, 2013 will be the first opportunity to file new H-1B petitions for employers wishing to hire new H-1B workers for an Oct. 1, 2013 start date. Because it is likely that the cap on the number of H-1Bs will be quickly...more