Category: News & Updates

The Department of Labor Rescinds Regulation to Increase Prevailing Wages The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that rescinds the previous administration’s rule that would have soon raised the prevailing wage for H-1B, H-1B1,...

The Department of Justice Settles with Supply Chain Services Provider Over I-9 Violations The Department of Justice has recently announced that it has reached a settlement with a major supply chain services provider over allegations of discrimination...

New Bill Calls for End to OPT Program and H-1B Reform A bill that has been proposed in the House of Representatives called The American Tech Workforce Act wants to end the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. According to the bill’s proponents,...

Form I-9 Flexibility Policy Extended Through April 2022 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced an extension to its flexibility policy for the Form I-9 that was granted last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....

DHS Raid Finds H-2A Visa Used for Human Trafficking Recently, two dozen indictments were announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The indictments came as a result of a long investigation into human trafficking that defrauded...

Lawsuit Reveals Significant Wage Theft Against Foreign Employees by Major Tech Employer A new report has indicated that an outsourcing company that was accused of stealing the wages of foreign workers on H1-B visas has obtained permission to supply...

Is Your Company Ready for the End of Remote I-9 Flexibility? On December 31st, 2021, the I-9 remote inspection flexibility policy is set to expire. Is your company ready for the steps that follow? If not, then let’s see what your company needs...

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using E-verify E-verify is a website where enrolled employers can check to see if an employee is eligible to work in the United States based on the documents they have presented. Although, employers should remember...

Rule to Remove H-1B Visa Lottery About to Go An H-1B visa regulation that was intended to remove the existing lottery system appears to be about to go as the current administration is no longer defending the rule’s implementation. This regulation...

Using the F-1 Student Visa to Help Reduce Labor Shortages Every year, more than one million foreign national students enroll in American colleges and universities in order to gain valuable career opportunities and quality education. Though these...