Immigration

Bay-area IT firm agrees to H-1B visa settlement

07/30/2018

Cloudwick Technologies in Alameda County has settled allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that it violated H-1B visa requirements when it paid workers much less than the law requires.

Immigration crisis prompting staff backlash at consulting firms

07/17/2018

The controversy over Immigration and Customs Enforcement practices on the U.S.-Mexico border is spilling into the workplace.

Mar-A-Lago seeks 61 foreign workers

07/10/2018

President Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., has filed paperwork with the Department of Labor to hire 61 waiters and cooks through the federal H-2B visa program.

ICE ramps up compliance raids on employer facilities

06/28/2018

Immigration battles aren’t being fought only at the border. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making good on promises to step up surprise raids and inspections of worksites suspected of harboring workers who lack authorization to work in the U.S.

Employers beware! ICE doubles worksite enforcement investigations

06/12/2018

ICE plans another wave of I-9 audits this summer, likely bringing the total number of investigations to more than 5,000 by the end of fiscal year 2018.

Bill would transfer some visa oversight to Agriculture Department

05/29/2018

Immigration legislation proposed by a group of conservative House Republicans would strip responsibility for managing the H-2A visa program from the Department of Labor and give it to the Department of Agriculture.

ICE promises 2,700 more I-9 sweeps before fall

05/24/2018

If your I-9 forms aren’t in order, or if some of your employees may not be eligible to work in the United States, get ready for a visit from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.

Immigration policy disagreements crowd out other legislative action

05/22/2018

Look for policy differences over immigration to stymie most legislation between now and November, a development that will affect employers.

ICE doubles enforcement against employers

05/15/2018

If you are in the habit of hiring workers who lack proper work authorization, beware! Employers have become one of the federal government’s key targets in the effort to curb illegal immigration.

More H-2B visas on the way

05/08/2018

The Trump administration says it plans to make another 15,000 H-2B guest worker visas available this year.