Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) will more aggressively enforce laws governing the administration and enforcement of non-immigrant visa programs. The DOL will continue to...more
6/21/2017
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
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PERM ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a proposed rule to amend employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs. The new rule is intended to benefit both U.S. employers and foreign national...more
On July 6, 2015, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a revision to the “white collar” overtime exemption rule. As explained by Littler when it testified before the House Subcommittee, “the proposed white collar...more
10/12/2015
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Corporate Executives ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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E-2 ,
Employee Transfers ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
L-1 ,
L-1A ,
Managers ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On May 19, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will temporarily halt acceptance of premium processing requests for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions from May 26, 2015 through July 27,...more