Wage and Hour, Biden Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Proposed rule on H-1B cap selection process should be coming soon

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/22/2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2024 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/26/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - March 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/6/2023

POTUS Nominates Su to Lead DOL. This week, President Biden nominated Julie Su to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (the current secretary, Marty Walsh, is scheduled to leave his position later this...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2021

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/21/2021

Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday. This week, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 - the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in...more

DHS Issues Final Rule to Modify H-1B Lottery and Prioritize Higher Salaries

Williams Mullen on 1/13/2021

On January 8th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule which will modify the H-1B lottery system. The final rule will prioritize H-1B petitions that offer Level IV wages based on the Department of...more