USCIS published a new version of Form I-9 with minor, non-substantive changes. The new I-9 can be used immediately, and prior versions of the I-9 can still be used until their expiration dates.

USCIS has completed the FY 2026 H-1B visa lottery for visa recipients who will be eligible to begin working on October 1, 2025. Selected employers have 90 days to file the visa petition.

In light of the Trump Administration’s focus on immigration enforcement, we’ve updated our guide to I-9 audits and workplace raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Nearly six months into the government’s 2025 fiscal year, Congress has effectively given up on passing annual appropriations bills and has instead passed legislation continuing funding at last year’s levels. Enactment of the bill clears the way for n

CWC has updated its Outline of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Process resource to help employers comply with employee work authorization requirements.

The initial registration period for the FY 2026 H-1B visa lottery will open March 7. USCIS increased the lottery registration fee this year from $10 to $215.

The Fifth Circuit ruled that the long-standing DACA program, even as promulgated in regulations during the Biden Administration, is unlawful. Importantly, however, the decision allows current DACA beneficiaries to remain under the program’s protectio

President Trump has moved quickly to install new leadership at agencies responsible for workplace compliance.

The Biden Administration has published its final regulatory agenda. While largely an academic exercise given the results of November’s election, it demonstrates the administration made little progress on workplace regulatory priorities in the last fe

The Department of Homeland Security recently published the second part of its modernizing H-1B requirements final rule, which is intended to improve the H-1B program’s efficiency while providing more flexibility for petitioners and beneficiaries. The

USCIS is lengthening the automatic extension period of Green Cards to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file a timely application for renewal (Form I-90). An employee will be able to use an expired Green Card and a Form I-90 receipt notice

In a little-noticed but potentially significant policy development, President Biden has issued an Executive Order that establishes a precedent for awarding future government contracts based on union-friendly policies.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has conducted a second H-1B visa registration lottery in order to generate enough petitions to fill this year’s quota. Employers selected should have received notice of their selection from USCIS.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has issued an updated version of the Form I-9 with a new expiration date. That is the only change to the current version of the I-9.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Temporary Final Rule that automatically extends the expiration date of certain Employment Authorization Documents from 180 days to 540 days. The EAD is a “List A” I-9 d

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has completed the fiscal year H-1B visa lottery for visa recipients who will be eligible to begin working on October 1, 2024. As a reminder, employers who are eligible to file visa petitions will b

President Biden has submitted his fiscal year 2025 budget to Congress, and as with the President’s earlier budget requests, it calls for increased funding for the EEOC and other workplace regulators as well as for major policy changes such as a paid

In its continuing effort to make the H-1B visa selection process more efficient and less prone to fraud, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has issued two new rules designed to achieve those objectives.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has announced upcoming changes to the H-1B visa process that are, according to USCIS, “expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives.”

The Biden Administration’s latest regulatory agenda lists several new items added by the EEOC, while indicating that OFCCP has hit the pause button on several previously listed items of interest to federal contractors.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has issued a proposed rule to revise the H-1B “specialty occupation” visa program in an effort to improve the program’s efficiency, provide more flexibility for both peti

As a reminder, employers are required to begin using a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form no later than November 1, 2023.

Despite efforts by the Biden Administration to overcome legal deficiencies in the DACA program by issuing formal regulations, a federal trial court has ruled once again that the program is fatally flawed, putting DACA’s ultimate fate in jeopardy unle

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. In conjunction with the recent release of a new I-9 form and implementation of a new remote verification option, CWC has updated our popular Form I-9 Process Outline.

A new program recently launched in Canada allows foreign workers in the U.S. with an H-1B visa to live and work in Canada, with a much faster route to permanent resident status. The instant popularity of the program underscores the flaws in the U.S.