Category: News & Updates

Asylum Seekers Sue USCIS in Order to Force Agency to Process Work Authorizations Faster

Written on November 22, 2021.

Asylum Seekers Sue USCIS in Order to Force Agency to Process Work Authorizations Faster The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Agency is facing a lawsuit claiming that their delay in processing applications is illegal. A group of...

Three Recent Settlements Show the Importance of Compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act

Written on November 21, 2021.

Three Recent Settlements Show the Importance of Compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act Recently, three separate lawsuits regarding discrimination have been settled by the U.S. Department of Justice (D.O.J.) as well as the Department...

Federal Court in Minnesota Finds that California Labor Code Section 925 Renders Choice of Law Provision Unenforceable

Written on November 15, 2021.

Federal Court in Minnesota Finds that California Labor Code Section 925 Renders Choice of Law Provision Unenforceable The California Labor Code has proven to be a powerful tool for exiting employees seeking to escape from non-compete covenants....

USCIS Adopts Changes for H-4 and L-2 Spouses

Written on November 13, 2021.

USCIS Adopts Changes for H-4 and L-2 Spouses In response to a recent lawsuit, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be implementing new policies to improve the issuance of work authorizations for non-immigrant H1-B and L-1...

DHS Announces Which Countries’ Nationals Will Qualify in the Coming Year for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs

Written on November 13, 2021.

DHS Announces Which Countries’ Nationals Will Qualify in the Coming Year for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has announced the countries that will qualify for the...

What to Do in Case of Lost Form I-9 Documents

Written on November 13, 2021.

What to Do in Case of Lost Form I-9 Documents It has happened to many employers. A worker walks in and presents a receipt for a missing or damaged document and asks for time to get a new document from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....

Completing the Form I-9 Among Continuing USCIS Delays

Written on November 13, 2021.

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been experiencing delays in processing applications due to COVID-19; because of this, employers may encounter employment authorization gaps as well...

Hiring from the International Workforce

Written on November 12, 2021.

Hiring from the International Workforce When U.S. employers struggle to find enough skilled domestic workers, they can hire skilled workers from a global employment market through tools provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,...

What to Do in Case of Missing or Incomplete I-9 Forms

Written on November 11, 2021.

What to Do in Case of Missing or Incomplete I-9 Forms Due to the complex and ever-shifting employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) regulations, employers may find that they have missing or incomplete I-9 forms. As such, employers often wonder...

Employers Reach Settlement with the USCIS Over Arbitrary Denial of H-1B Petitions

Written on November 6, 2021.

Employers Reach Settlement with the USCIS Over Arbitrary Denial of H-1B Petitions A class-action lawsuit that challenged the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) practice of randomly disapproving nonimmigrant employment-based petitions...