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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today provides additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to employers seeking to file H-1B petitions.
The EAWA was enacted to ensure that companies that receive funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act do not displace U.S. workers. [...]

It’s been a month of increasing salary cuts and lay offs for the US economy. The financial crisis plaguing the US market is forcing many businesses to cut down on work hours, salary, benefits etc. But employers need to be aware that making these adjustments for foreign workers may amount violations of the regulations [...]

The Agency Finalizes H1-B LCA Compliance Guide for Employers!
A recent report published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) indicates that FY 2009 is slated to be the year of “Integrity” for the foreign labor certification program. The 2009 Congressional Budget Justification Of Foreign Labor Certification report provides a comprehensive review of DOL’s past [...]

Source: USCIS

Higher civil fines will be imposed on employers who violate federal immigration laws. This was announced by the U.S Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on February 22, 2008, in a joint briefing with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff about newly enacted border security reforms put in place by the Departments of Justice [...]