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USCIS and DOJ announce MOU to Target Employers’ Unlawful Discrimination Against U.S. Workers
June 12th, 2018
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and USCIS have signed an agreement “that expands their collaboration to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States…
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Temporary Protected Status Terminated for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan
February 5th, 2018
The Trump Administration has announced that it will terminate long-standing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for citizens of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan, but that it will extend TPS for Syria. Although the Administration is…
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New I-9 Form
July 17th, 2017
USCIS issued a new I-9 employment verification form today. Employers may continue to use the current version through September 17, 2017, but must use the new one only starting September 18. Forms and instructions are here.
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USCIS to Suspend H-1b Premium Processing for 6 Months Starting April 3
March 6th, 2017
USCIS announced March 3 that it will suspend 15 day premium processing of all H-1b petitions for up to six months starting April 3, 2017. The late Friday afternoon announcement applies not only to FY2018 petitions for “new” H-1b employees…
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Trump To Order Investigation of Visa Programs "that undercut the American worker"
November 22nd, 2016
President-Elect Trump announced in a November 21 video (at 1:58) his intent to issue an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Labor to “investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker.” Trump offered no elab…
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Form I-9 Requirements - Subcontractors & General Contractors
September 19th, 2013
The Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”), has issued an advisory opinion with regard to how far a general contractor may go in seeking employment verification documents from…
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Summary of Changes to Employer I-9 Form
August 23rd, 2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has released the minutes of a recent stakeholder teleconference, discussing the redesign of the Form I-9. As of May 7, 2013, all employers are required to use this updated version of the form, w…
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