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Export control compliance presents discrimination dilemmas

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2012

In the post-911 era, the federal government has increased its focus on national security enforcement, with a special emphasis on U.S. export control laws

SEC alleges $150 million fraud in EB-5 immigrant investor program

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Administration ("SEC") filed a civil lawsuit against an Illinois man and two of his companies

Immigration legislation expands in Georgia and Tennessee in 2013

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2013

While the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system remains largely voluntary under federal law, an expanding number of states

IT consulting company indicted for H-1B fraud

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

On February 20, 2013, a federal grand jury in Texas indicted Dibon Solutions ("Dibon"), a family-owned information technology company located in

2014 Diversity Visa lottery began on October 2, 2012, and ends on November 3, 2012!

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 4 2012

The Department of State ("DOS") announced on September 18, 2012, the opening of the registration period for the DV-2014 Diversity Visa ("DV-2014") lottery

BALCA expands DOL eligibility requirements for hospitals seeking ACWIA wage determinations

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 3 2012

Employers seeking to sponsor FNs for permanent residence in the United States must offer to pay them what the DOL considers the prevailing wage for the occupation in the geographic area in which the job is located

CBP discontinues admission stamps on Forms I-20DS-2019 and proposes elimination of I-94 record

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

On August 12, 2012, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), the DHS agency that handles border admissions, announced that it would no longer provide admission stamps on Forms I-20 and DS-2019, and indicated that it would discontinue the use of the Form I-94 in the near future

The effect of sequestration on immigration

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2013

Unless Congress acts quickly, the Budget Control Act, including those sections that mandate the budget cuts known as "sequestration," will take

Labor Department settles claim against employer of J-1 foreign interns

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2013

In November 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor settled claims that three firms employing foreign J-1 student interns violated minimum wage and

DOL assesses fines and back pay award against XECL Solutions for H-1B violations

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2012

On May 16, 2012, an administrative law judge ("ALJ") within the DOL issued a decision in the Matter of XCEL Solutions Corporation that imposed over $300,000 in fines and back pay awards for violations of H-1B program requirements