Work Visas

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Federal

  Updated to reflect a change in USCIS policy regarding employment authorization for F-1 students requiring special student relief (SSR), effective February 22, 2023.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  New Hire Paperwork: Colorado

  Updated to reflect notice requirements under paid family and medical leave law, effective January 1, 2023.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  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.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  New Hire Paperwork: Federal

  Updated to include important information about Form W-4, effective January 1, 2020.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  H-1B Visa Final Rule on Filing Fees Takes Effect