Work Visas

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Federal

  Updated to reflect the Department of Homeland Security and ICE announcement extending flexible I-9 rules for remote workers due to COVID-19 precautions.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Oregon

  Updated to include amendment relating to proof of driver's license for employment purposes, effective January 1, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  H-1B Final Rule on Registration Requirements Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect withdrawal of DHS final rule on modification of registration requirements for petitioners seeking to file cap-subject H-1B petitions, effective December 22, 2021.

• Date:

  October 20, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Facebook Settles Claims It Discriminated Against US Workers

  Facebook will pay a civil penalty of $4.75 million and pay up to $9.5 million to eligible victims of its alleged discrimination - the largest fine and monetary award ever recovered in the 35-year history of the Immigration and Nationality Act's anti-discrimination provisions.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Immigration and Remote Work Checklist

  This checklist may be used by an employer that is considering employing a remote worker on a work visa.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Hire an H-1B Worker Checklist

  Revised to reflect requirements under various Presidential Proclamations.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Determine Whether a B-1 Visa Is Appropriate Checklist

  Revised to reflect requirements under various Presidential Proclamations.

• Date:

  February 23, 2021

  Type:

  News

  H-1B Registration Opens March 9

  Employers that wish to apply for the 65,000 new H-1B visas available for fiscal year 2022 must first electronically register candidates.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  New Hire Paperwork: Colorado

  Updated to reflect forthcoming paid family and medical leave law.

• Date:

  October 7, 2020

  Type:

  News

  New H1-B Rule Will Make It Harder for Employers to Hire Skilled Foreign Workers

  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new rule that will amend the regulations for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, which allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in certain specialty occupations.