Legal Updates

According to the SEC, these priorities reflect certain practices and products that may present heightened risk to investors and/or the integrity of the U.S. capital markets.

USCIS will open an initial registration period for H-1B Electronic Registration for FY 2021 Cap Season from March 1 through March 20, 2020.

NBC found that 14 “suspicious” companies employed more than 5,500 foreign students through the Optional Practical Training program.

President Trump has signed legislation for fiscal year 2020 that includes several immigration-related provisions and preventing government shutdown.

DHS has extended the validity of employment authorization documents issued under TPS designations through January 4, 2021, for certain TPS beneficiaries.

On December 26, 2019, USCIS announced it would begin accepting applications from certain Liberian nationals to adjust status to lawful permanent residence.

A new joint proposed rule by the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice would provide seven additional mandatory bars to eligibility for asylum.

The Department of Justice reached a settlement agreement with Adecco USA Inc., one of the largest staffing companies in the United States.

By a bipartisan vote of 260-165, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation intended to ease the agricultural labor shortage.

The Trump administration recently published its regulatory agenda and, of interest to employers, will redefine the term “specialty occupation.”