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DOJ Settles I-9 Violation Case With Printing Company

Written on April 4, 2024.

DOJ Settles I-9 Violation Case With Printing Company The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with a North Carolina-based printing and fulfillment company. This settlement addresses allegations that...

USCIS Reaches H-2B Visa Cap for Second Half of FY2024

Written on March 28, 2024.

USCIS Reaches H-2B Visa Cap for Second Half of FY2024 According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency has received enough petitions from employers to reach the cap for the latter half of the 2024 fiscal year. As such,...

E-Verify Next Generation Releases in Spring 2024

Written on March 27, 2024.

E-Verify NextGen Releases Spring 2024 E-Verify has announced that it will release the “next generation” of the federal employment eligibility verification tool in a pilot form in early 2024. This new form of E-Verify is known as E-Verify+...

USCIS to Accelerate EAD Process for Refugees

Written on March 22, 2024.

USCIS to Accelerate EAD Process for Refugees The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new process for providing eligible refugees with work permits. The USCIS intends to streamline the program with this process....

USCIS Organizational Accounts for H-1B Registrations Now Online

Written on March 20, 2024.

USCIS Organizational Accounts for H-1B Registrations Now Online The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently introduced new organizational accounts in time for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season. According to the USCIS, these...

Registration For H-1B Electronic Lottery Has Opened

Written on March 14, 2024.

Registration For H-1B Electronic Lottery Has Opened March 6, 2024, marked the day the fiscal year 2025 H-1B electronic lottery opened for initial registrations. As such, employers may now begin submitting registrations for their chosen applicants....

Iowa Senate Passed Bill Requiring Employers Use E-Verify

Written on March 12, 2024.

Iowa Senate Passed Bill Requiring Employers Use E-Verify Iowa lawmakers are discussing a bill concerning the employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) process. Known as Senate File 108 (SF 108), it has already passed the Senate in a 30-17 vote....

USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increase In Effect

Written on March 1, 2024.

USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increase In Effect As of February 26, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased its fees for Premium Processing services. These increases require those filing to account for these increased...

Error Causes E-Verify System To Display Incorrect Photos

Written on March 1, 2024.

Error Causes E-Verify System To Display Incorrect Photos Recently, a business had an issue with E-Verify in which the photo-matching tool did not work correctly. The photos that E-Verify transmitted did not match those on employees’ documents....

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