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• Labor Certification Supervised Recruitment is Coming your Way Soon

  Due to the difficult economic conditions, the Department of Labor has hinted that it will implement supervised recruitment on more cases going forward. This, in essence, rolls back the clock five years on the progress…

• The H-1B TARP Restriction is “Complete And Utter Disgrace”

  Said JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon during a shareholder meeting yesterday, according to an article published by Bloomburg.com. As the company announced that it intends to refund several billion dollars of…

• The TARP H-1B Application.

  As the list of companies receiving TARP funds has exceeded 550 institutions across the country, human resource managers and company executives have made it unambiguous that they are concerned about H-1B compliance. Under the Employ…

• Sonia Sotomayor Nominated to the US Supreme Court

  President Obama today nominated Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacancy in the county’s highest Court. Much has already been written about her public service, and extensive legal knowledge and experience as a federal judge. With…

• Ohio Labor Certification Prevailing Wage Level Improperly Doubled, Court Rules

  Any Ohio labor certification attorney will tell you that prevailing wage determinations in Ohio have been consistently higher than other states for years. In a recent decision The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA)…

• Labor Certification Attorney on Priority Date Retrogression.

  The June 2009 Visa Bulletin has just been released and once again many of the Employment Based preference categories continued to retrogress or have become unavailable. During the last several months we have seen a…

• Labor Certification and Work Location

  There has been a recent spike in Requests for Evidence in adjustment cases questioning the intended work location of the foreign national and seeks confirmation of the permanent employment offer. The typical inquiry questions the…

• H-1B Fraud Prevention Tactics. Does your company fit the profile?

  Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, confirmed recently that its Department is implementing fraud prevention tactics in H-1B petitions. In one of my recent blogs, I discussed USCIS profiling of companies when evaluating H-1B…

• Immigration Reform. Elimination of Immigrant Visa Backlog.

  There is no debate that a comprehensive immigration reform is long over due. We must make adjustments and modernize our immigration legal system to remain competitive in the 21st century. AILA yesterday published a Talking…

• Tougher H-1B Requests For Evidence, Part IV

  There is no doubt USCIS is tightening its reviews of H-1B petitions. This blog is the fourth of a series about Requests for Evidence. For reference the prior blogs are listed below. • H-1B Visa…