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President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending H-1B and Other Nonimmigrant Visas for Those Outside U.S. Until End of the Year

President Trump this week issued a new Proclamation that suspends certain nonimmigrant employment-based visas for aliens currently outside the U.S.

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/28/2020|Categories: Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: |Comments Off on President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending H-1B and Other Nonimmigrant Visas for Those Outside U.S. Until End of the Year

USCIS Backtracks on 2018 Policy Requiring Employers To Provide Contract and Itinerary Details When Placing H-1B Employees at Third-Party Worksites

In the wake of two court losses over the last few months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/21/2020|Categories: Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Backtracks on 2018 Policy Requiring Employers To Provide Contract and Itinerary Details When Placing H-1B Employees at Third-Party Worksites

DHS Providing Employers With Compliance Flexibility on Immigration-Related Obligations in Response to COVID-19 Challenges

In response to the challenges for businesses posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has

By |2020-09-21T13:54:16-05:006/1/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on DHS Providing Employers With Compliance Flexibility on Immigration-Related Obligations in Response to COVID-19 Challenges

USCIS Issues Updated I-9 (“M-274”) Handbook on the Heels of a Surge in ICE Worksite Inspections Last Year

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the Form

By |2020-05-03T22:24:40-05:005/3/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on USCIS Issues Updated I-9 (“M-274”) Handbook on the Heels of a Surge in ICE Worksite Inspections Last Year

USCIS Closes H-1B Electronic Registration Lottery; Selected Employers Now Have 90 Days To File for Visas for Eligible Beneficiaries

The process for filing so-called “H-1B” visa petitions changed significantly this year with the implementation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

By |2020-04-12T22:24:46-05:004/12/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Closes H-1B Electronic Registration Lottery; Selected Employers Now Have 90 Days To File for Visas for Eligible Beneficiaries

Supreme Court Rules in Comcast v. NAAAOM That “But-For” Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

In a major ruling with employment law impact, a nearly unanimous Supreme Court ruled recently that a plaintiff claiming race

By |2020-04-05T20:47:41-05:004/5/2020|Categories: Supreme Court|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Supreme Court Rules in Comcast v. NAAAOM That “But-For” Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims