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Preparing for Immigration Changes Under the Trump Administration

Snell & Wilmer on 11/27/2024

Employers need to be aware of anticipated changes to immigration policy under the new Trump administration and be prepared for the impact those changes may have on their workforce. All employers should make sure their I-9s...more

Visa Bulletin Updates

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2024

Where are we next month? The United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) has announced that for the September 2024 Visa Bulletin, applicants must use the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based preference...more

DOL’s Second Try at Prevailing Wage Rule May Impact H-1B and Green Card Filings

Burr & Forman on 1/25/2021

After federal courts blocked their first attempt in December, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published a new final rule seeking to again increase the minimum wage paid to foreign workers when sponsored for an...more

Court Order Halts DOL and DHS Interim Final Rules

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/3/2020

On December 1, 2020, a U.S. Federal District Court in California set aside the two Interim Final Rules announced in October by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). ...more

Federal Court Sets Aside DOL and DHS Rules Restricting H-1B Category; Appeal Likely

Morgan Lewis on 12/3/2020

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday set aside two Interim Final Rules (IFRs) that sought to restrict severely eligibility for the H-1B Specialty Occupation nonimmigrant category....more

Sweeping Changes to the H-1B Program To Go into Effect

Cozen O'Connor on 10/9/2020

Two Interim Final Rules (IFRs) are to be published on Thursday, October 8, 2020 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The DHS “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa...more

The Devil is in the Details: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know About the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 1/12/2015

When President Barack Obama first addressed the nation to unveil his Immigration Accountability Executive Actions, the media and the internet were in a frenzy to see who could get the story out first. Despite the fact that...more

Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration to Affect the Hiring and Retention of Highly Skilled Foreign Employees

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/9/2014

The executive actions on immigration that President Obama announced in late November include a hodgepodge of new policies and directives that will impact millions of foreign nationals—both documented and undocumented—now...more

What President Obama's Immigration Directives Mean For Businesses

Miller Canfield on 11/21/2014

Earlier this evening, President Obama announced executive action that would significantly impact employment and investment-based immigration. To implement these directives, the White House released its plan on immigration...more

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