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SSA resumes issuance of "no-match" letters

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2011

Effective April 6, 2011, the Social Security Administration ("SSA") has resumed sending "no-match" letters

ICE continues aggressive worksite enforcement activities

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2011

ICE has continued its aggressive worksite enforcement efforts

Commerce Department clarifies export control obligations of staffing companies

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2011

On February 20, 2011, the USCIS implemented the new Form I-129, which asks sponsoring employers to certify that they are in compliance with all export control regulations

Potential consequences of government shutdown

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 7 2011

The latest continuing resolution funding federal government operations is set to expire on April 8, 2011, and the threat of a government shutdown appears more of a reality

USCIS announces policy review on H-1B cap exemptions based on relation or affiliation

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 21 2011

On March 16, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it is currently reviewing its policy on H-1B cap exemptions for nonprofit entities that are related to, or affiliated with, an institution of higher learning

New H-1B nonimmigrant visa season starts April 1, 2011

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2011

Remember that all new H-1B petitions must be filed on March 31, 2011, to ensure that they are counted toward the 2012 H-1B cap

Employers must now complete revised Form I-129 and answer questions relating to export controls and "deemed exports"

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2011

On November 23, 2010, the USCIS issued a new version of its Form I-129 that includes a new section - Part 6 - related to export controls

DHS plans to implement E-Verify self-check system

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2011

On February 7, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published a notice announcing that it would implement on March 18, 2011, a new E-Verify feature that will allow individuals to check their own work authorization status and, if necessary, correct potential errors

Potential immigration consequences of government shutdown

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2011

Employers need to consider the potential immigration consequences of a government shutdown due to the current budget impasse

IRS instructs employers regarding alien withholding

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2011

On February 2, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued Notice 2011-12 ("Notice"), in which it announced that employers would have to revert back to the withholding rules in effect in 2005 for FN employees