With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more
4/23/2024
/ Cannabis Products ,
Citizenship Status Discrimination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Medical Leave ,
Misclassification ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Unions
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
2/5/2024
/ F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-2 Visas ,
Lottery ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
For a limited time, certain H-1B workers can renew their visas from within the United States. This significant change alleviates burdens on both the worker and employer.
Immigration partner Berin Romangolo guides you through...more
Most foreign nationals living in the United States in temporary status (not green card holders) can only reenter the United States after international travel if they have a current visa in their passport. Since 2004, those...more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new Form I-9, the form all US employers must use to verify the identity and work authorization of all paid employees within the first three days of their employment....more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
The lottery registration period will be from 12:00 pm EST on March 1, 2023, to 12:00 pm EST on March...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
- The lottery registration period will be from noon EST on March 1, 2022 to noon EST on March 18, 2022,...more
2/8/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Service) announced a new rule to aid in the recent dilemma many foreign national families and US employers have confronted; namely addressing the gap in work authorization and...more
12/14/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Form I-94 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-2 Visas ,
Spouses ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Biden Administration just announced that starting November 8, 2021 there will be stricter vaccine and COVID testing requirements for all air travelers into the US.
The new rule eliminates all the regional COVID travel...more
Many F-1 OPT foreign nationals have been approved for H-1B status effective October 1st in this year’s H-1B lottery Employers and F-1 workers should be careful during the transition from F-1 to H-1B status to ensure they...more
8/2/2021
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Lottery ,
OPT ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either: (1) use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire, or (2) maintain for three years copies...more
The October, 2020 Visa Bulletin significantly advanced the availability of green cards for most categories, allowing thousands of foreign nationals to file their last step in the green card process.
Every month, the...more
On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that significantly increases the filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization petitions.
The rule, which will be effective October 2, 2020, also removes certain fee...more
9/3/2020
/ Advance Parole Documents ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-2 ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-765 ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
I-485 Applications ,
L-1 Visas ,
L-2 Visas ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
TN-Visas ,
USCIS
In recognition that many employees are still working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has extended through September 19,...more
8/21/2020
/ Applications ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
L-2 Visas ,
Political Asylum ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Temporary Protected Status
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring each executive department and federal agency to review the performance of contracts and subcontracts awarded in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to determine...more
8/6/2020
/ Audits ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Information Sharing ,
Inspections ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
National Security ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
In a rare reversal, minutes from the start of a federal court hearing in a lawsuit brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) against the US government, the Department of Homeland...more
Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, just published a new rule stating, in general, that F-1 and M-1 foreign students cannot remain in or enter the US if they are...more
President Trump has issued an Executive Order restricting foreign nationals from entering the US in various temporary work visa categories (H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and certain J-1 categories, restricting entry of family members...more
6/24/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor & Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective Monday, June 1, 2020, suspending indefinitely the entry into the US of certain Chinese students and researchers.
To be barred from entry, the...more
President Trump signed an Executive Order, effective at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), suspending the processing of certain green card applications for 60 days. The suspension only applies to...more
Employers are facing many employment decisions regarding their workforce amid the COVID-19 crisis. H-1B employees have rules particular to them which employers should bear in mind. This e-alert highlights the issues to...more
Recognizing that many higher education institutions are temporarily closing its campuses and switching to online classes, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued...more
The federal law requires employers to physically inspect each employee’s Form I-9 documentation to prove their identity and work authorization. E-Verify requires employees to resolve errors in work authorization and identity...more
Employing foreign nationals in this uncertain and ever-changing immigration climate can be daunting.
We will simplify it for you and review the recent changes as well as answer frequently asked questions, including how to...more
1/20/2020
/ Employee Relocations ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Job Duties ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars