The Trump administration is one step closer to unveiling a major change in how H-1B visas are allocated. On August 8, the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) signed off on a proposed rule that...more
8/12/2025
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Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OIRA ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Work Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Aug. 19, 2024, DHS posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice implementing the “Keeping Families Together” process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. “Keeping...more
8/22/2024
/ Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Spouses ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
USCIS
Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an important policy change that will benefit noncitizens holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The new policy permits USCIS to issue a new...more
On April 21, 2022, the White House announced a new phase in its pledge to admit 100,000 Ukrainians displaced by the ongoing war. This new program, officially named Uniting for Ukraine, is stated to include a streamlined...more
A Tribute To The Late, Incomparably Great, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Exactly two weeks to the day, the Country began collective mourning over the loss of one of the greatest jurisprudential minds in a century. Justice...more
10/5/2020
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Gig Economy ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Newsom ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Leave ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Ruth Bader Ginsberg ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Visas ,
Women in the Law
The trend of recent months to curtail employment-based immigration, purportedly prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, continues unabated. On August 3, 2020 President Trump issued yet another executive order, this one...more
8/7/2020
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Memorandum of Agreement ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the administration generally, signals increases in immigration enforcement activity, businesses are advised to implement clear protocols for the conduct of...more