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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Karthik Consulting Case Opens Up Interesting Nuance for SBA Program

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/1/2023

Karthik Consulting, LLC v. United States, Case No. 23-944, a recent Court of Federal Claims case, identifies an essential nuance in determining the eligibility of contractors who have graduated from the Small Business...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 10/17/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment. Tuesday, October 11, 2022: USDOL Formally Proposes Six-Part Test to Determine Independent...more

DHS Soliciting Small and 8(a) Business Capabilities for $181 Million Cybersecurity Contract

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/28/2021

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking information from industry, and in particular small and...more

E-Verify Rings in the New Year with Shadows of 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/7/2021

As employers across the country started 2021 with optimism for a better year, E-Verify was stuck in 2020, experiencing a short period of technical trouble. The site was down unexpectedly from Monday, January 5 at 1:53 PM EST...more

OSC Stresses Need to Comply with Federal E-Verify Requirements Regardless of Potential State Conflicts

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/23/2017

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) used a case involving the apparent conflict between federal E-Verify rules and a Missouri state law to...more

Immigration Corner: Major E-Verify Changes Proposed

Baker Donelson on 7/15/2015

On June 8, 2015 USCIS released the details of proposed major changes to the E-Verify program. The notice, found here, proposes several major changes to the E-Verify program and seeks public comments until August 7, 2015....more

E-Verify — Am I Required to Use It?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/5/2013

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Web site, “U.S. law requires companies to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States — either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who...more

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