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Workplace Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Reached, Venezuela TPS Revived, and Electronic Device Searches

Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more

4/15/2025 / Border Searches , Cuba , Customs and Border Protection , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Deportation , Electronic Devices , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , H-1B , Haiti , Nicaragua , Parole Employment Authorization , Popular , Temporary Protected Status , Trump Administration , USCIS , Venezuela , Visa Caps

Immigration Officials Terminate Parole Program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela: 5 Essential Steps for Employers

The Trump administration recently announced it would terminate the humanitarian parole program affecting approximately 532,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who currently hold work authorization in the...more

4/14/2025 / Cuba , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Haiti , Nicaragua , Parole Employment Authorization , Popular , Trump Administration , Venezuela

DHS Mandates Nationwide Alien Registration Under WWII-Era Law: 5 Things Employers Need to Do

Federal immigration officials are about to significantly expand foreign national registration enforcement by requiring certain noncitizens to register with the government, provide biometric data, and carry proof of...more

3/11/2025 / Biometric Information , Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Final Rules , Foreign Nationals , Form I-9 , Immigration and Nationality Act , Immigration Enforcement , Immigration Procedures , Registration Requirement , USCIS , Verification Requirements

Trump Takes Swift Immigration Action: What Employers Need to Know

In the hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as President, his administration started taking immediate action to reshape the country’s immigration policies – and employers need to pay attention given the impact these changes...more

1/21/2025 / Asylum , Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Deportation , E-Verify , Employment Eligibility Verification , Executive Orders , Form I-9 , H-1B , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Immigration Enforcement , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , Trump Administration , Undocumented Immigrants , Visas

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

12/4/2023 / 401k , Acquisitions , Affirmative Action , Artificial Intelligence , Automotive Industry , Bias , California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) , Car Dealerships , Chevron Deference , Child Labor , College Admissions , Colleges , Construction Industry , Consumer Privacy Rights , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Criminal Prosecution , Cybersecurity , Data Deletion , Data Privacy , Data Security , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Diversity , E-Verify , Educational Institutions , EEO-1 , Electronic Records , Employee Handbooks , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Employment Litigation , Employment Policies , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , EU , Exempt-Employees , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Federal Contractors , Federal Labor Laws , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , H-1B , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Facilities , Healthcare Workers , Highly Compensated Employees , Hiring & Firing , Hospitality Industry , Hotels , Human Resources Professionals , International Labor Laws , Joint Employers , Jury Verdicts , L-1 Visas , Labor Reform , Labor Relations , Labor Shortage , Manufacturing Employers , Mergers , Mexico , Name and Likeness , New Legislation , New Rules , NLRB , Non-Compete Agreements , OFCCP , OSHA , Over-Time , Pay Data , Pay Equity Laws , Pay Transparency , Payroll Taxes , Privacy Laws , Professional Employer Organization , Proposed Rules , Recordkeeping Requirements , Recruitment Policies , Remote Working , Reporting Requirements , Restaurant Industry , Restrictive Covenants , Retirement Plan , Salaried Employees , Scheduling Letters , School Districts , School Policies , SCOTUS , SECURE Act , Severance Agreements , Sports , Staffing Agencies , State Labor Laws , State of Emergency , Student Athletes , Student Loans , Students , Tip Credit , Title IX , Trade Secrets , Transgender , Union Organizers , Unions , Universities , USCIS , Wage and Hour , Workplace Safety , Workplace Violence

All Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Starting November 1: Best Practices for Employers to Maximize Compliance

Federal immigration officials made critical changes over the summer to modernize the I-9 employment verification process, not only announcing a new I-9 Form but providing a remote verification alternative for qualified...more

10/30/2023 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , USCIS

What All K-12 Schools Need to Know About Immigration: New Form I-9 and Work Visa Options for Teachers

Immigration compliance remains a critical requirement for K-12 schools across the country. Not only do all schools need to ensure they comply with new I-9 rules and procedures, but many also have grown to rely on foreign...more

9/26/2023 / Best Practices , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , H-1B , Hiring & Firing , J-1 Visas , OPT , R-1 Visas , School Districts , STEM , Teachers , Work Visas

All Employers Must Soon Use New I-9 Form – And E-Verify Users Get Remote Verification Flexibility: 8 Compliance Tips for Employers

Federal immigration officials just made critical changes to modernize the I-9 employment verification process, not only announcing a new I-9 Form but providing remote verification flexibility for qualified employers that use...more

7/25/2023 / Best Practices , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Employment Eligibility Verification , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , New Rules

Employers Breathe Sigh of Relief as Immigration Officials Extend Employment Authorization for Many Workers

Thanks to a new rule published yesterday, a broad group of nonimmigrant workers waiting for their employment authorization cards will have their temporary work authorizations extended for 540 days from their expiration date –...more

5/5/2022 / Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Form I-765 , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , New Rules , Time Extensions , USCIS

SCOTUS Preserves DACA Program, Keeping Workplaces Intact For Now

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today the Trump administration did not provide adequate and appropriate justification to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, preserving the ability...more

6/19/2020 / Administrative Procedure Act , Arbitrary and Capricious , Citizenship , DACA , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California , Educational Institutions , Path To Citizenship , Rescission , SCOTUS , Trump Administration , Trump v NAACP , USCIS , Wolf v Vidal , Work Permits

Government Unveils Details For 2019 H-1B Lottery - A 5-Step Plan To Successfully Navigate This Year’s Lottery

The federal government just published its final rule amending the regulations that will govern petitions filed under the H-1B work visa lottery. Although the final rule is effective April 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland...more

2/6/2019 / Amended Regulation , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Diversity Lottery , Electronic Filing , Final Rules , Foreign Workers , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Labor Condition Applications , Registration Requirement , USCIS , Visa Applications , Visa Caps , Visas

Longest Government Shutdown In History Is Impacting Workplace Law

As of Saturday, the current federal government shutdown became the longest in our nation’s history—and employers are starting to feel the sting. While the peculiarities of the federal budget process meant that this shutdown...more

How The Government Shutdown Is Affecting Your Workplace

Because Congress and the president could not approve a stopgap funding bill by midnight on December 21, the federal government partially shut down, with no compromise in sight. What will this mean for employers across the...more

12/27/2018 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Department of Labor (DOL) , E-Verify , Employment Discrimination , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Federal Budget , Federal Contractors , Foreign Nationals , Government Agencies , Government Shutdown , Hiring & Firing , Immigration Procedures , Labor Relations , NLRB , Trump Administration , USCIS , Visas

3/6/2017 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Dual Citizenship , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Executive Orders , Foreign Nationals , Immigration Reform , Lawful Permanent Residents , Muslims , Passports , Refugees , Travel Ban , Trump Administration , Work Visas

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