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CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Work Visas in a Shifting Landscape – What’s Changing for Employers in 2025? - March 19th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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The ever-changing landscape of employment-based immigration continues to pose challenges for U.S. employers. With increased scrutiny on foreign national workers, compliance audits, and evolving nonimmigrant visa policies,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

How to Navigate FLAG System Updated for New H-2A Farmworker Visa Rule and Court Order

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced its H-2A Transition Plan for updating its Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system based on the preliminary injunction (known as the Kansas Order) issued by the U.S. District...more

Fisher Phillips

Immigration Update: Processing Delays and Tech Layoffs Add Complications for Employers

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Employers know that U.S. immigration laws are complex, and the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) long processing delays – coupled with recent layoffs in the tech industry – have further complicated matters by adding new fact...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Supplementing Your Workforce with H-2B Visas? Here’s What You Need to Know

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Insights Jeanna MadlenerVice President, Producer/Account Executive, Property & Casualty June 8, 2022 /Property & Casualty For the second year in a row, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security...more

Burr & Forman

Department of Labor Announces Updates Regarding Prevailing Wages For Certain Foreign Temporary and Permanent Workers

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On October 7, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced an Interim Final Rule titled, “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States” would go into...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-2B Visas Increase And Portability

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To help employers dealing with labor shortages due to the limits on H-2B temporary, seasonal visas, a new rule published by the Department of Labor (DOL) increases the H-2B numerical limits. DOL also released a rule that...more

WilmerHale

COVID-19: Trump Administration Continues Suspension of Immigration and Work Visas

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With weeks to go in his administration, President Trump has extended two controversial presidential proclamations that would prohibit many immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders from entering the United States until months...more

Dickinson Wright

Important Update on Recent DHS and DOL Rule Changes to the H-1B Program

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On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in connection with an industry group lawsuit against both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S....more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

National Interest Exceptions to Nonimmigrant  Visa Ban: U.S. Department of State Update August 12, 2020

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released additional guidance expanding the scope of national interest exceptions to the June 24, 2020 Presidential Proclamation (PP 10052) banning the admission of certain J, H and L visa...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending Entry of Certain Foreign Workers

- Visa issuance and entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders are suspended. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone who already...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Catch 22 - Potential Nonimmigrant Visa Issues Employers Should be Aware of Due to Furloughs and Shut Downs as a...

What employers are going through today is something that hasn’t been seen in more than a century. To stem the tide of a global pandemic, more and more state and local governments are entering “Stay at Home” or “Shelter in...more

Littler

When Transferring Employees to the U.S., Foreign Employers Should Consider Impact if Proposed Changes to Overtime Exemption Are...

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On July 6, 2015, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a revision to the “white collar” overtime exemption rule. As explained by Littler when it testified before the House Subcommittee, “the proposed white collar...more

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