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Court Endorses False Claims Act Theory for Business and Work Visas

In a False Claims Act (FCA) case with implications for the use of business and work visas, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey refused on Tuesday to reconsider or allow an immediate appeal of its prior ruling...more

3/7/2022 / B-1 , Corporate Counsel , False Claims Act (FCA) , False Statements , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , L-1 Visas , Reverse False Claims , Visas

Biden Administration Delays Trump-Era Rule Changing H-1B Lottery System

The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more

2/8/2021 / Biden Administration , Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Final Rules , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Immigration Procedures , Lottery , USCIS , Visas

State Department Proposes Changes to Business Visas Rules

The Department of State (DOS) has proposed changes to policy and regulations governing the use of short-term B-1 visas in an attempt to clarify, and in some cases limit, the use of these visas, which have long been a source...more

10/22/2020 / B-1 , Corporate Counsel , Immigration Procedures , Proposed Amendments , US Department of State , Visas

Trump Administration Seeking to Remove H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization

The Trump Administration is moving forward with plans to rescind a rule that allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the U.S. On February 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) sent a proposed rule,...more

2/27/2019 / Barack Obama , Corporate Counsel , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , H-1B , H-4 Spouses , Proposed Rules , Rescission , Trump Administration , Visas

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