In a False Claims Act (FCA) case with implications for the use of business and work visas, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey refused on Tuesday to reconsider or allow an immediate appeal of its prior ruling...more
In a case that has implications for companies that utilize US work and business visas, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey recently ruled on two theories under the False Claims Act (FCA) related to the use of...more
The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more
The Trump Administration announced on January 12, 2021 that it has promulgated a new, final rule that will significantly increase the wages that must be paid to holders of H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, though the...more
Judge Jeffrey S. White of the District Court for the Northern District of California on December 1, 2020, set aside two new rules promulgated by the Trump Administration aimed at significantly curtailing the H-1B visa program...more
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed abandoning its long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly skilled workers through a random lottery in favor of a system that would give preference to...more