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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Visa Caps Trump Administration

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Workplace Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Reached, Venezuela TPS Revived, and Electronic Device Searches

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Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

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Court Vacates Rule Favoring High-Wage Earners in H-1B Cap Selection Process

A federal district court has struck down a legacy Trump administration rule that would have replaced the annual H-1B cap lottery with a scheme to favor high-wage earners. If implemented, the rule would have adversely...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Trump Administration Loses Another Immigration Federal Challenge

As we predicted two months ago in our analysis of the specious arguments underlying the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rules (IFRs) published on October 8, 2020, the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The H-1B Cap Lottery May Change To Favor The Highest Paid Foreign Nationals

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued proposed regulations that would amend the H-1B cap registration selection process by replacing the current random process with one based on wage levels. The proposed...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 4

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Partial Government Shutdown Grinds into 5th Week: The effects of the partial shutdown continue to grow in Washington and elsewhere with Federal contractors and civil servants...more

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DHS Proposes New H-1B Prefiling Registration System and Changes to H-1B Lottery

• Prior to submitting petitions for H-1B visas, employers first will be required to register electronically with USCIS during a designated registration period. • DHS proposes to use a computer-generated process to select a...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Employers Relying On H-4 Dependent Spouse Visas Better Move Fast as April 1 Lottery Looms

Proposed changes to the rule authorizing employment for H-4 status holders could spell an increase in H-1B petitions this upcoming fiscal year, and ultimately, increased sponsorship costs for employers. ...more

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Trump Targets Tech Teams (And Others) Through H-1B Crackdown

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President Trump signed an executive order this week directing a full review of the H-1B visa program as part of a continued push to clamp down companies that hire foreign labor instead of American workers. The centerpiece of...more

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