Government shutdown halts visa, permanent resident approvals

As the federal government shutdown continues with no clear end in sight, federal agencies that process legal immigrant ...

H-1B update: Florida announces major change impacting thousands of workers

DeSantis said Florida would not “tolerate H-1B abuse,” saying universities should be producing enough graduates to fill ...
JD Supra

DOL Issues Interim Final Rule Adjusting Wage Level Calculations for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 Visa and PERM Programs

On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its long-speculated interim final rule, “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in ...
JD Supra

Recent O*NET Updates May Impact PERM and H-1B Filings

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its Occupational Information Network (O*NET), resulting in readjustments to the “Job Zones”—five articulated categories correlated with the levels ...
Ars Technica

Feds say Facebook broke US law offering permanent jobs to H-1B workers

The United States Department of Justice sued Facebook on Thursday arguing that the social media giant discriminated against US workers by giving preference to Facebook workers on H-1B visas who wanted ...