Immigration

USCIS: Check I-9 forms completed last November

06/20/2017

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is advising employers to review all I-9 forms downloaded between Nov. 14–17, 2016, to ensure that employees’ Social Security numbers are correct.

Trump administration travel ban: Impact on foreign employees

06/06/2017

Whether or not the executive travel ban ever takes effect, foreign workers—particularly those from the banned countries, but also those from other Muslim countries—are feeling the impact. So are employers.

Colorado ski towns seek winter avalanche of H-2B visa workers

06/06/2017

The National Ski Areas Association recently wrote to Secretary of Home-land Security John Kelly asking him to more than double the number of H-2B visas granted next winter, from 33,000 to 70,000.

How does the H-1B visa process work?

05/03/2017

Q. We have searched in the U.S. for a worker to fit a very specialized position at our company to no avail. We are considering using the H-1B program next year. How does the “lottery” process work?

Trump order seeks overhaul of H-1B visas

04/25/2017

President Trump has long believed that foreign H-1B visa holders take good jobs from American workers. The visas are intended to help employers fill technical jobs for which not enough American workers can be found.

I-9 documents: Beware the ‘green card trap’

04/20/2017

A Papa John’s pizza franchise with 31 locations in Florida was ordered to pay $140,000 as part of a U.S. Justice Department investigation.

What H-1B rule changes mean for employers

04/16/2017

Recent rule-tightening by the Trump administration seeks to curtail abuses and force companies to use coveted H-1B slots for high-paying, specialized positions.

Trump club seeks H-2B workers

04/12/2017

The Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, N.Y., has applied to the U.S. Department of Labor for eight H-2B visas.

More ICE agents signal Trump’s looming I-9 enforcement push

04/06/2017

The Trump administration plans to hire 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Survey: Mandatory E-Verify has employer support

04/04/2017

83% of employers either “strongly” or “somewhat” would support a mandatory electronic verification system.