Kristina M. HernandezDec 4, 20202 min readFederal Court Vacates DHS H-1B Rule and DOL Wage RuleOn December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. DHS, et al....
Kristina M. HernandezOct 29, 20202 min readDHS Proposes Wage-Based Selection Process to Replace H-1B Cap Random Selection ProcessYesterday afternoon, DHS announced submission of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register regarding amending...
Kristina M. HernandezOct 6, 20203 min readRegulations Revising H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program ReleasedDHS has released its advanced copy of the interim final rule (IFR) which revises the definition of the term “specialty occupation” and...
Kristina M. HernandezOct 1, 20202 min readCongress Passes Bill With Major Expansion of Premium Processing Yesterday the Senate passed H.R. 8337 and ultimately signed by the President, which included the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 30, 20202 min readFederal Judge Blocks USCIS Final Rule Increasing FeesOn September 29th, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion for a preliminary...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 22, 20202 min readNew I-129 Form Now Available for PreviewDHS announced its final rule back in July regarding the increased fees for many immigration forms, which also informed us that there...
Kristina M. HernandezSep 13, 20201 min readUSCIS Once Again Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests On September 11th, USCIS extended the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020 to assist applicants and petitioners responding to...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 25, 20201 min readUSCIS Cancels Upcoming Furlough, But Warns of Operational ImpactsToday USCIS announced that it would avert the administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, nearly 70% of its workforce, which...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 24, 20201 min readUSCIS Implements New Guidance on DACAFollowing the July 28, 2020 memorandum by Acting Secretary of Home land Security Chad Wolf regarding reconsideration of DACA policy...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 19, 20201 min readDue to EAD Production Delays, Employers Can Now Accept EAD Approval Notice for Form I-9 VerificationAs I’ve stated in an earlier blog post, there have been significant delays in EAD card productions. An EAD card is considered a List A...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 19, 20202 min readForm I-9 Verification Flexibility Further Extended until September 19, 2020The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it has once again extended the flexibilities in rules related to Form...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 18, 20201 min readUSCIS Reminds F-1 Students in OPT to Update Employer Info in SEVISToday USCIS sent a news alert to the public reminding F-1 students who are in post-completion OPT, as well as their DSOs, to update...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 17, 20202 min readEmployer Alert: DHS has increased I-9 fines for 2020!Many companies are unaware of the fact that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently increased fines for Form I-9 penalties, in...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 14, 20201 min readThe Rumors Were True – USCIS Has Run a Second H-1B Lottery!I kept reading rumors on LinkedIn and Twitter all week about a possible second lottery to be run by USCIS. This means that H-1B...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 12, 20204 min readDOS Updates Regarding National Interest Exception to Presidential Proclamation 10052Today the Department of State updated its website regarding national interest exceptions to Presidential Proclamation 10014 and 10052. As...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 3, 20201 min readUSCIS Increases Fees for Employers of 50+ Employees with 50% or More on H-1B/L-1 StatusThe final rule announced by DHS on Friday and officially published today not only adjusts fees for certain forms but also contains a...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 3, 20201 min readFREE WEBINAR | How to Avoid I-9 Fines Like a ProReddy & Neumann, P.C. invites you to join a free webinar "How to Avoid I-9 Fines Like a Pro" on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 from 1:00pm...
Kristina M. HernandezAug 3, 20201 min readNew Executive Order to Limit Federal Employers’ Use of H-1B VisasToday President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American...
Kristina M. HernandezJul 31, 20202 min readDHS Announces Final Rule on USCIS Increased Fees and Premium Processing Time FrameDHS announced the final rule today that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization forms as well as alters the time frame...
Kristina M. HernandezJul 28, 20201 min readDHS Memo Makes Immediate Changes to DACA ProgramToday DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf has issued a memo, “Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled ‘Exercising...
