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Hiring & Firing Diversity Lottery

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Law Brief: H-1B Visas – New Process and New (Upcoming) Deadlines

Immigration partner Roxanne Levine joined Litigation partner and host Rich Schoenstein to discuss the new filing process for H-1B visas, which provide a nonimmigrant temporary visa category for certain foreign nationals that...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2020

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23 State AGs Coordinate to Sweep Shaky Legal Footing of Immigration Executive Orders.  As we at the PMN summarized here, and as Seyfarth explored here, on April 23, President Trump issued an Executive Proclamation banning...more

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President Trump’s Immigration Order – What does it Mean?

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President Trump issued a proclamation mandating a 60-day suspension on the issuance of immigrant visas for certain categories of family and employment-sponsored immigrants and diversity lottery winners. Employers should know...more

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Diversity Visa Lottery: Lawsuit over New Passport Rule

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On September 25, 2019, we reminded clients that the Diversity Visa Lottery would be open from October 2, 2019 to November 5, 2019 for Fiscal Year 2021. A lawsuit has been initiated in federal court challenging the new...more

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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

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H-1B Visa Filing Deadline: April 1, 2018

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New H-1B visa petitions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which begins Oct. 1, 2018, will be accepted for filing starting on April 1, 2018, which means employers should have their H-1B visa petitions ready to be sent to U.S....more

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Dealing with Rejection: Options for Applicants Not Selected in the FY2016 H-1B Lottery

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s announcement last month that it received nearly 233,000 H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2016 beginning October 1, 2015—a record total, and a 35% increase over last...more

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