Immigration Law for Employers
The Immigration Law for Employers blog is a service of Holland & Hart’s Immigration Law Practice. This blgo discusses the frequently changing area of immigration law as it affects lawyers. It covers new regulations and policy changes that affect an employer’s ability to transfer, hire and retain workers, and recent developments in employment eligibility and verification programs.
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I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has clarified that employers who fail to comply with applicable immigration law will face severe consequences. Just yesterday, on November 19, DHS sent out a notice that it intends to audit 1,000 additional employers. This notice, of course, is in addition...
U.S. Department of Labor Activates iCERT Portal
The U.S. Department of Labor has activated its new iCERT system for filing the new Labor Condition Application Form 9035E for the H-1B program. The system is located at http://icert.doleta.gov The current electronic LCA system will continue to be available through May 14, 2009. However, effective...
H-2B Travel and Visa Costs Are the Responsibility of Employers in Some Cases
With new enforcement authority, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2009-2 on August 21, 2009 concluding that in the context ofthe H-2B temporary nonimmigrant visa program, all travel and visa costs are...With new enforcement authority, the U.S....
I-9 Compliance and H-1B/L-1 Fraud Detection Take Center Stage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has clarified that employers who fail to comply with applicable immigration law will face severe consequences. Just yesterday, on November 19, DHS sent out a notice that it intends to audit 1,000 additional employers....The Department of Homeland Security...
EB-5 Pilot Program and Religious Worker Programs Extended
President Obama has signed into law the FY 2010 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The law (Pub. L. No. 111-83) extends four immigration programs for three years, until September 30, 2012: (1) the EB-5 immigrant investor pilot...President Obama has signed into law the FY...
EB-5 Pilot Program and Religious Worker Programs Extended
President Obama has signed into law the FY 2010 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The law (Pub. L. No. 111-83) extends four immigration programs for three years, until September 30, 2012: (1) the EB-5 immigrant investor pilot program (section 548); (2) the non-minister...
Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009
Effective Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees’ eligibility to work in the United States if their contract includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify Clause. E-Verify compares information...Effective...
Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009
Effective Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees’ eligibility to work in the United States if their contract includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify Clause. E-Verify compares information from the...
Update on Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
USCIS announced that the Office of Management and Budget has extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012. Consequently, USCIS has amended the form to reflect a new revision date of Aug. 7, 2009. Employers...USCIS announced that the Office of...
Update on Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
USCIS announced that the Office of Management and Budget has extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012. Consequently, USCIS has amended the form to reflect a new revision date of Aug. 7, 2009. Employers may use the Form I-9 with the revision date...