Category: News & Updates

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...

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa

Written on November 3, 2021.

What Employers Need to Know About an H-1B Visa The H-1B program allows employers to hire workers with specialized knowledge in fields where it is hard for employers to find enough U.S. workers. In this program, an employer can hire a foreign worker...

Complying with the Newest Immigration Rules

Written on November 2, 2021.

Complying with the Newest Immigration Rules The Biden Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation on October 25th, 2021, which will lift the travel bans currently restricting the direct entry of people from certain geographic areas into...

Certain Hong Kong Residents Qualify for Deferred Enforced Departure

Written on November 1, 2021.

Certain Hong Kong Residents Qualify for Deferred Enforced Departure The President has recently granted certain residents of Hong Kong deferred enforced departure (DED) for a period of 18 months which will end on February 5th, 2023. This order also...

The DHS Is Looking for Input on Making I-9 Remote Review Permanent

Written on October 30, 2021.

The DHS Is Looking for Input on Making I-9 Remote Review Permanent Verifying a Form I-9 isn’t easy, but it soon may get a bit easier because employers may get the permanent option to virtually verify the information on the form. On October 26th,...

Form I-9 Violations May Prove Very Costly for Employers

Written on October 29, 2021.

Form I-9 Violations May Prove Very Costly for Employers A small transportation company was issued substantial fines for Form I-9 violations, and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of the penalties. Employers are required by the...

According to the Department of Justice Employers May Need to Change Their Foreign Recruitment Practices

Written on October 29, 2021.

According to the Department of Justice Employers May Need to Change Their Foreign Recruitment Practices Since 2005, employers in the US have used the PERM Labor Certification Process to act as sponsors for foreign national employees for Lawful...