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Fourth Circuit court approves probation term barring participant in H-2B visa scheme from HR work
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Starkes, No. 09-5051 (4th Cir. Nov. 3, 2010)(unpublished), underscores the dangers inherent in the H-2B program
DOJ issues instructions for “no match” letters
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
Recently, the DOJ's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ("OSC") issued instructions to employers and employees regarding how to handle "no match" information
November 12, 2010, H-1B cap count
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
The USCIS has announced that, as of November 12, 2010, approximately 47,800 new H-1B petitions have been filed for fiscal year 2011 against the 65,000 cap
DOS issues December 2010 Visa Bulletin
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
The DOS recently issued its Visa Bulletin for December 2010
ICE assesses $1 million fine against Abercrombie & Fitch after Form I-9
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (“ICE”) recently announced that Abercrombie & Fitch had agreed to pay a fine of $1,047,110 for violations discovered during a Form I-9 inspection that ICE conducted in November 2008
EEOC commissioner calls for close scrutiny of English-only employment
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
Stuart J. Ishimaru, the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), has called for a close examination of English-fluency employment tests and English-only work rules to determine if they are being used as a subterfuge for national origin discrimination
Missouri man convicted in scheme to place undocumented workers in hotels
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
On October 28, 2010, a Missouri man was convicted by the U.S. District Court in Missouri for his role in a racketeering scheme that involved placing undocumented workers at hotels in 14 states, including several hotels in the Kansas City, Missouri, area
E-Verify to include U.S. passport photo-matching capability
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
On November 10, 2010, the DHS announced that the E-Verify program had been upgraded to include the capability to match U.S. passport photos
DOJ settles allegations of immigration-related employment discrimination Against Hoover Inc.
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
On November 10, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Hoover Inc. (“Hoover”) to resolve allegations that Hoover had engaged in a patternpractice of employment discrimination by imposing unwarranted and discriminatory obstacles for lawful permanent residents in the Form I-9 process
Record numbers apply for 2011 Diversity Lottery
- Epstein Becker Green
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- USA
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- November 29 2010
The DOS just announced that a record 15 million people around the world entered the 2011 Diversity Lottery program
