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U.S. Court of Appeals refuses to block federal contractor E-Verify rule

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2009

On September 9, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a motion by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ("the Chamber") for an injunction to halt implementation of a rule requiring federal contractors to use E-Verify

2011 Diversity Visa lottery begins on October 2, 2009, and ends on November 30, 2009

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

The Department of State (DOS) announced on September 30, 2009, the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery

FY 2010 H-1B quota may be reached soon!

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 15 2009

On December 10, 2009, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") reported receiving approximately 62,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions against the 65,000 available under the quota

Department of Homeland Security issues final rule rescinding ‘no-match' regulation

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 7 2009

On October 6, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will issue a final rule, to be published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2009, rescinding the embattled "No-Match" regulation

USCIS reaches H-1B cap for FY 2010

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 24 2009

On December 22, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced that it received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to exhaust the H-1B quota for fiscal year 2010

CBP & USCIS issue holiday season travel reminder

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On October 8, 2009, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded those planning international trips to have their approved travel documents ready and to anticipate heavy traffic during the upcoming holiday season

DHS issues final rule rescinding ‘No-MatchSafe Harbor' regulation

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On October 7, 2009, the DHS issued a final rule rescinding the embattled ‘No-MatchSafe Harbor' regulation

Federal judge enjoins key parts of Arizona's immigration law

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 30 2010

On July 28, 2010, Judge Susan R. Bolton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law (SB 1070) from taking effect

Court strikes New York state bar to non-immigrants seeking pharmacist license

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2010

On September 29, 2010, a federal district court in Manhattan declared unconstitutional a New York State law that bars non-immigrants authorized to work from obtaining a pharmacist license

Large health care organization pays $257,000 in civil penalties to settle citizenship discrimination claims

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2010

On October 19, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ("OSC") announced that Catholic Healthcare West ("CHW"), the eighth largest hospital provider in the nation, agreed to pay $257,000 in civil penalties to settle claims that it engaged in citizenship status discrimination