Wage and Hour, PERM, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Potential Immigration Impacts for U.S. Employers Under a Second Trump Presidency

Shipman & Goodwin LLP on 1/8/2025

As we head into another Trump presidency later this month, many U.S. employers are wondering how the new administration’s strong stance on immigration might impact their organization, including its ability to hire and retain...more

Judge Strikes Down Administration Rules Restricting Employers’ Use Of Visas

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/3/2020

On December 1, Judge Jeffrey S. White granted the plaintiffs’ request to set aside two separate rules issued by the Trump Administration that would have drastically undermined the ability of employers to utilize both the H-1B...more

District Court Invalidates New DOL and DHS H-1B Regulations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/2/2020

On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs that had requested to set aside two new regulations from the U.S....more

US DOL Rule Changes How Prevailing Wages Are Determined for Immigration Purposes

Morgan Lewis on 10/9/2020

Effective October 8, 2020, the US Department of Labor will determine the prevailing wage for permanent labor certifications and labor condition applications based on a new formula for computing prevailing wage levels,...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

What A Government Shutdown Would Mean For Employers

Fisher Phillips on 1/18/2018

If Congress cannot approve a budget by this Friday at midnight, the federal government will shut down. What will this mean for employers across the country? A look back at the most recent government shutdown will provide...more