by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 24, 2023 | DHS, Federal Labor Law, I-9, ICE, immigration, USCIS
This month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced improvements that would protect undocumented migrant worker rights by streamlining and expediting the deferred action request process. Improvements to the process will allow migrant workers who are...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2022 | DOL, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, immigration, temporary workers, Wage & Hour, WHD
On October 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to amend regulations that govern the H-2A visa program. In brief, the final rule improves the program’s application and temporary labor certification process. In addition, the final rule...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 4, 2022 | DHS, Federal Labor Law, I-9, ICE, immigration
Recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced a proposed rule that would bring changes to Form I-9 and the verification process. Briefly, the proposed rule would allow for alternative options for examining I-9 verification documents for some or...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2022 | DOL, H-1B, H-2B, immigration, temporary workers, Wage & Hour, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it recovered over $1 million in back wages for H-2B visa program violations. Between October 2019 and March 2022, the WHD conducted 73 separate H-2B investigations...
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....
