Immigration

USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites

In yet another action that underscores the Trump Administration’s vow to crack down on alleged employer abuse of so-called H-1B

By |2020-09-21T13:54:46-05:003/30/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites

Congress Fails To Enact “DACA” Fix, But Status Quo Remains for Now as Legal Challenges Are Played Out in the Courts

Congress failed to reach a deal on immigration legislation last week to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

By |2018-02-25T09:49:10-05:002/25/2018|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Congress Fails To Enact “DACA” Fix, But Status Quo Remains for Now as Legal Challenges Are Played Out in the Courts

USCIS Now Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide DUNS Number When They First Enroll in E-Verify or Update Their Company Profiles

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced recently that

By |2018-02-02T14:51:09-05:002/2/2018|Categories: Government Contracts, Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Now Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide DUNS Number When They First Enroll in E-Verify or Update Their Company Profiles

Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

Last week, a federal district court in California issued a nationwide order restoring renewals under the Deferred Action for Childhood

By |2018-01-21T16:07:04-05:001/21/2018|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

Guide To Complying with Government-Imposed Citizenship- Discriminatory Employment Requirements

The federal Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) generally prohibits employers from discriminating against work-authorized individuals based on their citizenship status.

By |2018-01-14T16:20:08-05:001/14/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts, Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on Guide To Complying with Government-Imposed Citizenship- Discriminatory Employment Requirements

Status Update of Key Trump Administration Personnel

As we approach the end of President Trump’s first year in office, we thought this would be a good time

By |2017-12-24T14:36:55-05:0012/24/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration, Labor Relations, Veterans, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Status Update of Key Trump Administration Personnel