Tips for the H1B 2019 Season The 2019 H1B Quota Season is in full stride. Those with experience filing H1B petitions will know that the time to get materials assembled for quota cases is here. For those employers and foreign nationals who are new to the process, now...
Two Important Factors when Selecting your Immigration Counsel It is now about six weeks away from the beginning of the H1B quota period. I know that many people are still in the process of assembling their H1B materials and there are still other employers and foreign...
Premium Processing: Is it Necessary? Deciding to use premium processing is not always a clear-cut decision for employers, but it is a relatively straight-forward one for the foreign national beneficiary. My employer clients typically weigh the options before agreeing...
How Do I Apply for the H1B Cap-Gap? During the H1B quota season, I am often asked “are you going to file for the Cap-Gap?” When I explain that there is not a specific form to complete for the H1B Cap-Gap, a litany of questions ensues. Here are a few of the most common...
Criminal Collaboration: DOL and DOJ Team Up to Raise the Stakes for Workplace Safety Violations Late last year, the U.S. Departments of Labor (“DOL”) and Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) for the coordination of matters pertaining to...
Good (But Guarded) News on the Wellness Plan Front Legal developments often bear resemblance to theatrical plays – with multiple acts and scenes before the whole story is told. Such is the course of developments in the wellness plan arena. In Act I, Scene 1 various...
