On August 6, the Governor of Ohio issued an Executive Order prohibiting the use of State funds for offshore services. This is the first such assertion by a State, and it comes just weeks after the U.S. passed national legislation that sharply increases H-1B and L-1 visa fees, a move that was perceived as discriminatory against the Indian outsourcing industry.

On June 21, 2018, (USCIS began recalled approximately 800 employment authorization documents (EADs

Recent guidance from Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) clarifies how accommodation and health insurance obligations must be handled for non-EEA workers...

Feb 11, 2011: Arizona is seeking $760 million from the federal government to pay for costs accrued by the state to jail illegal immigrants.

The UK Home Office has released an update to the Immigration rules, below are the key changes to make note of:

Effective November 1, 2021, the Malaysian authorities have opened the window for companies to submit their 2022 foreign worker projections.

As of September 1, 2022, new EP applications will be subjected to the updated EP qualifying salaries in the table below.

The Norwegian government has made an announcement that it will begin re-opening the country in three phases.

To be fair to US workers, job specifications are strictly regulated by government standards in official publications.

On April 18, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled, "Buy American, Hire American."

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has alerted employers that through June 30, 2020...

The request for determination of prevailing wage on Form 9141 is usually the first step in the PERM process.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Trump Administration's efforts to protect U.S. workers and wages, there have been several U.S. immigration developments in the last few weeks.

The EU Settlement Scheme began in March 2019 to assist Europeans in reaffirming their right to continue living and working in the UK after Brexit by ensuring their residency status.

As many stakeholders have learned, Facebook was cited for improper immigration practices based on its PERM labor certification procedures.

The F-1 visa, a cornerstone of U.S. higher education, has recently become a focal point of controversy due to a series of revocations and subsequent reinstatements that have significantly impacted international students.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7, 2016, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017.

The H-1B visa classification is a nonimmigrant visa category designed for foreign workers in specialty occupations.

When an employer has had a labor certification denied by the National Processing Center (NPC), the employer has three options for seeking the review of the certifying officer's decision...

The proclamation went into effect on Monday, June 1, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will remain in effect until terminated by the President.