COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Travel to the U.S. – Are Your Employees Ready?

Posted on: November 9, 2021 By: and

Effective 12:01 a.m. today, Presidential Proclamation 10294 took effect. That Proclamation rescinds the pandemic geographic travel bans and instead implements certain COVID-19 vaccine requirements for all international air travelers to the U.S. To read more about this development, click here.

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New Procedures for Employers Managing I-9 Forms

Posted on: July 13, 2021 By: and

U.S. employers generally must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States to verify the identify and employment authorization of that individual. As part of that process, the employee must present the company … Continue reading →

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USCIS Delays Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs

Posted on: February 5, 2021 By: and

On February 4, 2021, USCIS announced that it was delaying the effective date of the final rule that would have altered the way H-1Bs were allocated in the lottery process. See here.  Under the rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement … Continue reading →

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Immigration Alert: Form I-9 Announcements

Posted on: April 28, 2020 By: and

Employers should take note of two major updates in the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, world. Click here for more information.

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Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants

Posted on: April 23, 2020 By: and

President Trump late yesterday signed a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. For more information, click here.

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Form I-9 and COVID-19: Flexibility in Compliance Requirements

Posted on: March 21, 2020 By: and

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today changes to the Form I-9 process due to COVID-19. For more information, click here.

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New Version of Form I-9

Posted on: January 31, 2020 By:

Today, USCIS announced a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in its published Federal Register notice. The new form’s “version date” is 10/21/2019 and is located in the lower left corner of the form. The notice allows … Continue reading →

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H-1B Lottery Registration – New Process

Posted on: January 23, 2020 By: and

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has implemented a new process for the annual H-1B lottery. For more information, click here.

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H-1B Cap: New Year, New Lottery System!

Posted on: December 10, 2019 By: and

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it’s implementing changes to the H-1B lottery system. For more information, click here.

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Immigration Alert: USCIS Says Continue to Use Current Form I-9 Past Expiration

Posted on: August 28, 2019 By:

USCIS released a message that employers for now should continue to use the current Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification, even after the expiration date has passed. The current form came into effect on July 17, 2017 and is set … Continue reading →

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