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ICE assesses $1 million fine against Abercrombie & Fitch after Form I-9

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Smartsoft agrees to pay $1 million to settle H-1B visa allegations with Department of Labor

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2010

On August 17, 2010, the Department of Labor ("DOL") announced that Smartsoft International Inc., a computer consulting company based in Georgia, has agreed to pay $999,732 in back wages and interest to 135 H-1B nonimmigrant workers

CIS announces three measures designed to improve E-Verify, combat discrimination

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 28 2010

On March 17, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced a number of measures that the agency claims will "strengthen the efficiency and accuracy of the E-Verify system" and combat worker discrimination

DOS issues November 2010 Visa Bulletin

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

The DOS recently issued its Visa Bulletin for November 2010

Customs and Border Protection announces interim final rule increasing ESTA fee

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2010

On August 6, 2010, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") announced an interim final rule that will increase the fees that foreign travelers must pay to use the Visa Waiver Program ("VWP") on or after September 8, 2010

E-Verify to include U.S. passport photo-matching capability

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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

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

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

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