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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed workplace harassment guidelines for the first time since the turn of the century. The guidance provides clarity about several hot-button topics...

Due to the outbreak of war and ongoing security concerns in Israel, the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv have temporarily suspended nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services. At this time, the...

Each year, the U.S. government makes available 55,000 permanent resident (“green card”) visas to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. (see below). To qualify, eligible individuals...

On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95, which overturned the existing legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee covered...

On July 25, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized an alternative process for inspecting I-9 documents. Instead of an in-person physical document examination, qualified employers can conduct remote...

The United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) completed the second round of selections for the Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B lottery on Monday, July 31. All selected registrants have now been notified of their...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will soon conduct a second H-1B lottery for Fiscal Year 2024 cap-subject H-1B applicants. The lottery will draw from the remaining pool of applicants...

Last month, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched an online self-service tool to allow individuals to reschedule their own biometrics appointments. Instead of calling the USCIS Contact Center and...

On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a new edition of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form, which will incorporate a new policy allowing some employers to remotely examine...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will end its pandemic-era Form I-9 policy, which allowed employers to remotely inspect employees’ identity and work authorization documents. For all new hires and...