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....
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...