IRCA

Memo
24-166
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

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


Memo
24-136
Monday, August 12, 2024

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.


Memo
24-112
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The Justice Department has entered into a settlement agreement worth more than half a million dollars with a staffing agency that allegedly violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by using job postings that discouraged applications from non-U.S.


Memo
24-065
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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


Memo
23-211
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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


Memo
23-187
Monday, September 25, 2023

In an action that some critics claim is politically motivated, the Department of Justice has sued Elon Musk-owned company SpaceX for alleged immigration law violations. SpaceX in turn has counter-sued DOJ, defending its practices and arguing that the


Memo
23-174
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

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.


Memo
23-003
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Three enforcement settlements announced recently by the Department of Justice confirm that the agency is prepared to go after employers that violate the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act during the I-9 process.


Memo
22-203
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

CWC’s written comments to the Department of Homeland Security argue that two years of positive experience by employers is more than enough to justify making permanent the current temporary policy of allowing I-9 verifications to be completed remotely


Memo
22-194
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

The Biden Administration has revised a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier for the government to deny legal immigration status to a migrant based on whether the person could be considered a “public charge.” As with the Trump rule it replace


Memo
22-189
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice announced recently that it had reached settlements with some 20 different employers to resolve discrimination allegations brought under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.


Memo
22-156
Monday, August 22, 2022

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has proposed a rule that will allow USCIS to continue a temporary policy of allowing remote I-9 verifications. CWC will be filing comments on the proposal, and we encoura


Memo
22-145
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

According to data obtained by CWC from Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to a FOIA request, the number of worksite investigations, including routine I-9 audits, dropped dramatically during the first year of the Biden Administration.


Memo
22-109
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

CWC’s written comments to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency support its proposed changes to the Form I-9 that we believe will streamline the I-9 process as well as lessen paperwork burdens for employers.


Memo
22-091
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

In a positive development for employers that have implemented telework policies in response to COVID-19, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has extended its temporary policy allowing remote inspection of I-9 documents until October


Memo
22-071
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, as part of the periodic approval process required for renewal of government forms, is proposing some changes to the I-9 form designed to streamline it. We’d like to hear


Memo
22-051
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Our update summarizes recent developments regarding the popular H-1B visa program.


Memo
22-003
Thursday, January 6, 2022

CWC has filed comments with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that administers the I-9 verification process, urging USCIS to make permanent a current temporary policy that allows employers to conduct I-9 verifications remotely.


Memo
21-212
Thursday, October 28, 2021

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The Department of Homeland Security is asking for public comments on how employers have implemented the temporary policy allowing I-9 verifications to be made remotely. Importantly, DHS is also considering making this polic


Memo
21-150
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Two recent developments that impact the H-1B visa program used by many employers suggest that the program is likely to remain in flux into the foreseeable future.


Memo
20-220
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Trump Administration is proposing to revamp the H-1B visa program by scrapping the current randomized lottery for choosing visa registrations and replacing it with a selection process that would prioritize visas based on the highest salaries offe


Memo
20-218
Monday, November 2, 2020

Under a 2015 bill approved by Congress, statutory fines under many federal laws are adjusted upwards on an annual basis for inflation. Our memo lists adjusted current penalty amounts for a number of employment-related violations.


Memo
20-204
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

In the Trump Administration’s latest effort to curb alleged abuses in the popular H-1B visa program, the government has issued two new “Interim Final Rules” that are designed to further restrict the use of H-1B visas.


Memo
20-173
Friday, September 4, 2020

Because of delays encountered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency in issuing new Employment Authorization cards, the agency is temporarily allowing employers to accept the form issued by USCIS indicating that a card has been appro


Memo
20-169
Friday, August 28, 2020

In an unexpected development, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency announced recently that it had reopened the H-1B visa lottery conducted earlier this year to select additional registrants that timely pre-registered. Companies notifi


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