The state of Colorado now prohibits employers from demanding, confiscating, retaining or otherwise requiring employees, job applicants and other individuals performing or seeking to perform work (including seasonal employees or
Continue Reading Colorado Law Bars Employers From Confiscating Worker IDs, Requires Notice and AcknowledgementExpansion of Penalties for I-9 Violations Signals Rigid Enforcement Against Employers
Did you miss it? Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly updated its Form I-9 Factsheet without any formal announcement.
Read more about this silent revision in a
Continue Reading Expansion of Penalties for I-9 Violations Signals Rigid Enforcement Against EmployersImmigrant Visa Processing Update: Department of State Pauses Issuance for ‘High-Risk’ Nationalities
The Department of State recently announced a temporary pause on the issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of specified “high-risk” countries, effective January 21, 2026. The administration calls the measure
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Update: Department of State Pauses Issuance for ‘High-Risk’ NationalitiesBig Changes Are Coming to H-1B Cap Season
The H-1B process for FY 2027 will undergo a major overhaul. Changes include a new $100,000 H-1B fee that applies to certain, limited applications, a wage-level–weighted lottery selection process and
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National Business Group Challenges $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee in Court
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Oct. 20 seeking to stop the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B Visa
Continue Reading National Business Group Challenges $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee in CourtI-9 Alert! New Form I-9
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an updated version of the Form I-9. The revised Form I-9 has an edition date of 1/20/2025 and an expiration date of 5/31/2027.
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! New Form I-9H-1B Cap Season: FY2026 Registration Dates and Information
- This year’s initial registration period
I-9 Alert! Tick-Tock: Employers Must Use the New Form I-9 by November 1st!
Beginning Wednesday, November 1, 2023, U.S. employers may only use the 08/01/2023 edition of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. USCIS announced a new Form I-9 in July 2023 which
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! Tick-Tock: Employers Must Use the New Form I-9 by November 1st!I-9 Alert! End of COVID-19 Flexibilities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced employers will have 30 days to achieve I-9 compliance with the Form I-9 requirements after the COVID-19 temporary flexibilities sunset on July 31, 2023.
Continue Reading I-9 Alert! End of COVID-19 FlexibilitiesIt’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery
At the start of each year, we kick off H-1B Cap Season by working with U.S. employers to prepare for registration in the upcoming lottery.
U.S. employers interested in sponsoring
Continue Reading It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery