by PC Editorial Staff | May 10, 2022 | DHS, I-9, ICE, immigration, USCIS
On May 3rd, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule regarding Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), increasing its previous employment authorization and EAD automatic extension period. The automatic extension...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 3, 2022 | DHS, E-Verify, I-9, ICE, immigration
On April 25th, 2022, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) again extended its Form I-9 compliance flexibility first announced in March 2021. The announcement follows the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) continued precautions related to COVID-19....
by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 22, 2022 | DHS, E-Verify, I-9, ICE, immigration
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it is ending its COVID-19 temporary policy concerning expired List B documents for Form I-9. Accordingly, beginning May 1, employers may no longer accept such expired documents when establishing...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 15, 2022 | H-1B, immigration, Jobs, USCIS
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 28th, 2022, the opening of the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap registration period. The initial registration period will open at noon EST on March 1st, 2022. Registration will run through noon EST on...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2021 | Discrimination, DOJ, DOL, immigration
On October 19th, 2021, the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Justice (DOJ) announced separate settlement agreements involving Facebook discrimination claims. Specifically, the agreements involved the company’s use of the federal permanent labor certification program,...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2021 | DHS, I-9, immigration
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced an additional extension to the Form I-9 physical inspections exemption for businesses hiring remote workers. The August 31 announcement is similar to extensions granted throughout 2020 involving Form I-9...
