Employers seeking to hire foreign professionals in H-1B status need to prepare for the registration process.
The annual lottery season commences in early March, and the short filing period lasts little more than two weeks....more
3/3/2025
/ Compliance ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of employees working remotely has prompted employers of every size to contend with new questions about laws applicable to their workers in distant locations. Depending on whether...more
2/2/2021
/ Compliance ,
E-3 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Reimbursements ,
Remote Working ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour
Courts again have thwarted the Trump Administration's efforts to change H-1B rules and to increase the required wages that U.S. employers must pay to foreign workers. On December 1 and 3, 2020, a federal court order in...more
On October 8, 2020, the Trump Administration abruptly revamped rules that will dramatically change the H-1B program and sharply increase the required wages for temporary positions and others seeking employment-based green...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Coronavirus Outbreak," effective June 24, 2020 through December 31, 2020. ...more
6/25/2020
/ Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The current public health and economic climate has caused employers in all industries to make operational changes and to consider a variety of budget reduction initiatives. ...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will require employers and their attorneys to register H-1B lottery applicants in a new online registration system for the 2020 filing season for H-1B...more
Some, but not all, U.S. immigration-related agencies were closed during the recent 35-day partial government shutdown. Now, immigration processing centers, courts, and the E-verify system to check immigration status and work...more
The White House and Department of Homeland Security have announced plans to change the legal immigration system in ways that could significantly impact employers with foreign workers who are managers, executives,...more
1/18/2018
/ Audits ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Lottery ,
Trump Administration