Immigration
06.18.20
04.07.20
Layoffs, furloughs, and the obligation to pay H-1B employees
When considering layoffs and furloughs, employers should keep in mind the obligation to pay H-1B employees until employment is terminated.
Category Immigration
04.02.20
CARES Act and foreign national workers
The CARES Act provides payments (or rebates) to individuals, and expands unemployment compensation benefits, but are foreign national workers eligible for such relief?
Category Immigration
03.25.20
USCIS suspends Premium Processing service for all I-129 and...
USCIS’ suspension of Premium Processing of certain immigration petitions will most significantly impact H-1B workers changing employers.
Category Immigration
03.24.20
E-Verify and I-9 requirements temporarily relaxed due to COVID-19
Certain E-Verify and Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, requirements have been temporarily relaxed due to office closures and social distancing best practices.
Category Immigration
02.05.20
Trump administration expands travel ban
President Trump’s travel ban now includes foreign nationals of Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.
Category Immigration
01.31.20
What is the current version of Form I-9?
On January 31, 2020, the USCIS announced that employers needed to begin using a revised Form I-9.
Category Immigration
01.29.20
Need a new H-1B? There’s a new filing date!
Beginning this year, USCIS will only consider those foreign nationals who are pre-registered between March 1 and 20 in the H-1B lottery.
Category Immigration
01.28.20
New DOS rule to address so-called “birth tourism”
A new DOS rule will make it more difficult for pregnant women to obtain a B visitor visa.
Category Immigration