News & Analysis as of August 21, 2025

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TPS EADs: The New One-Year Limit & What Employers Need to Know After the Big Beautiful Bill

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/15/2025

In a summer of sweeping immigration updates, the Big Beautiful Bill appears to now reshape how employers manage Form I-9 compliance for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. On July 22, 2025, the Federal Register...more

Rise in E-Verify Desk Audits: What U.S. Employers Need to Know in 2025

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/15/2025

In recent months, we have seen a notable uptick in E-Verify desk audits and related inquiries from federal and state agencies. This trend reflects the current administration’s heightened focus on employer immigration...more

H-1B Visa Rule Moves Closer to Release: Wage-Based Selection Likely

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/12/2025

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

TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Extended: The Ride Rolls On

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/7/2025

In a major legal development, a federal judge in the Northern District of California has postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision, issued on...more

TPS Haiti Work Authorization Extended to February 2026, Employers need to Make I-9 Updates.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/23/2025

In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...more

TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization Extension

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/11/2025

As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS...more

Court Halts TPS Termination for Venezuelans: Relief (and Uncertainty) for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/4/2025

On March 31, 2025, Federal Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California issued a stay on the Trump administration’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States....more

ICE at the Worksite: What Should Employers Do

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/14/2025

In 2003, Congress created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Within the DHS is the interior enforcement arm, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), that enforces federal laws governing border control,...more

A New Year, A New Warning: DOJ’s First 2025 Settlement Highlights IRCA’s Anti-Discrimination Compliance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/17/2025

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Brick & Bourbon, a Minnesota-based restaurant group, for violations of federal anti-discrimination laws in its employment eligibility verification...more

Littler Lightbulb: December Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 1/16/2025

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some recent labor and employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal. At the Supreme Court...more

Top 5 Anticipated Changes to the Immigration Landscape During Trump's New Term

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/3/2025

President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office is expected to reshape U.S. policies related to immigration. Many of those changes will impact U.S. employers, even those without employees on work visas. Here are the top...more

Last Call for E-Verify Records: Compliance Steps Before the January 5, 2025 Disposal

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/15/2024

USCIS’s E-Verify Disposal Announcement - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that employers using E-Verify have until January 5, 2025, to download and retain records for cases last...more

USCIS Again Increases Auto-Extended Work Permits for Certain EAD Renewals

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/15/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a Temporary Final Rule extending the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applicants from up to 180 days...more

Summary of Upcoming Changes to USCIS Filing Requirements in April 2024

Littler on 3/28/2024

April 1, 2024, will mark the beginning of new changes to USCIS form editions, filing fees, and direct filing addresses for many common immigration applications and petitions. ...more

Immigration Challenges for Employers in the UK

Littler on 3/4/2024

Few people acknowledge the implications of the UK Government’s measures to reduce legal migration to the UK on employers. The UK government is intent on reversing a recent increase in net migration figures....more

Client Alert: USCIS Finally Publishes the Dates for the New Fiscal Year’s H-1B lottery

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 2/26/2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated employers and immigration practitioners regarding important dates to keep in mind regarding the upcoming H-1B registration for the upcoming H-1B lottery. This...more

Ready, Set, Go . . . H-1B FY2025 Lottery Registration Dates Announced with Process Changes

Burr & Forman on 2/8/2024

Employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are approaching an important time of year. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the H-1B cap lottery...more

SCOTUS Predictions: Blockbuster Decision Will Dismantle Workplace Regulations

Fisher Phillips on 2/2/2024

The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment laws. That’s according to...more

DHS Makes Qualified Employers’ Virtual Inspection of Form I-9 Original Documentation Permanent Option

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/24/2023

On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule, which will be officially published on July 25, 2023, that will provide eligible employers filling out the Employment Eligibility Verification...more

Tips on Physical Reverification of Virtually Verified Remote Employees

Littler on 7/17/2023

As was previously reported, employers have until August 30, 2023, to conduct in-person physical verification of identity and employment eligibility documentation for all employees who were onboarded using remote virtual...more

Employers Have 30 Days to Reach Compliance after I-9 COVID Flexibilities End on July 31, 2023

Littler on 5/22/2023

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) announced that employers have 30 days to reach I-9 compliance after COVID-19 flexibilities end on July 31, 2023. Under...more

Retrogression and Further Delays Expected in the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Process During May 2023

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 4/14/2023

Employers sponsoring foreign nationals should be aware that some cut-off dates for filing immigrant visa applications in certain employment-based (EB) preference categories have recently “retrogressed” or moved backwards in...more

USCIS Clarifies Guidance on O-1B Extraordinary Ability Visa Eligibility and Updates USCIS Policy Manual

Littler on 3/8/2023

On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new policy guidance, Evaluating Eligibility for O-1B Visa Category, which describes new updates made to the USCIS Policy Manual. The new USCIS...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2023 - Legal predictions to help you prepare for the coming year in workplace law

Fisher Phillips on 11/1/2022

It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all: - At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. - None of us had heard the phrase...more

The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from May 2022

Fisher Phillips on 6/2/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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