The COVID-19 National Emergency has brought a host of challenges to employers in the United States, including travel, compliance with employment verification processes, and hiring and maintaining immigration status for...more
3/23/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Mexico ,
Travel Restrictions ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, President Trump signed an Order that prohibits foreign nationals from traveling to the U.S. if they have the have been physically in the European countries making up the Schengen area within the...more
3/12/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Public Health ,
Screening Procedures ,
Travel Ban ,
Traveling Employee ,
Trump Administration
A new version of the Form I-9 has been released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Employers may choose to use either the prior version (marked with a 7/17/17 revision date) or the new version (revision...more
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the proposed regulations making fundamental changes to the H-1B cap-selection process have been finalized and will be published in the Federal Register on January 31,...more
1/30/2019
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
April 1st is quickly approaching and that means H-1B season is upon us. The H-1B visa is available to companies wishing to hire a foreign worker to fill a “specialty occupation” defined by regulation as a position that...more
On November 30, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register entitled “Registration...more
12/5/2018
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-1 Visas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas