On Jan 15th, 2021, US Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance that H1B LCAs have to be filed by end clients. It also modified the salaries, benefits requirements that have to be followed by end clients to be compliant. It was later withdrawn by DOL on Jan 20th, 2021 after Biden administration took office. This article covers all the details …
DHS Final Rule – End Clients need to file H1B Petitions. Impact?
As many of you know DHS published an interim final rule to strengthen H1B Program that changed the definition of specialty occupation, gave 1-year approvals, and others. It was cancelled by court order. Today, DHS is taking a small part of the same rule and publishing the final rule. In this article, we will look at those details, including background, …
H1B Wage Levels Changes Final Rule by DOL – New Revisions
US Department of Labor(DOL) published H1B, PERM Wage Levels Changes regulation as interim final rule on October 8th, 2020 and later it was cancelled by courts as they did not follow proper notice and comment period. DOL had to revert back the FLCDataCenter published wage levels and do many other things to comply with court order. On Jan 12th, 2020, …
H1B Lottery will be Wage Level (Salary) based – Final Rule, FAQs
DHS published a proposed rule to change how the H1B Visa Lottery process would work during the H1B Registration Process on Nov 2, 2020. They gave 30 days comment period for the rule and today they have published the final rule on the same. In this article, we will review the final rule details, changes, DHS feedback to comments, FAQs …
H1B Visa 2022 – Lottery, Registration, Predictions, News, FAQs
Many of you, who plan to work in the US in 2021 on H1B visa or who were not lucky in H1B Visa 2021 season, would be wondering on the timelines and approach for next H1B season. In this article, we will cover all the aspects of H1B visa fiscal year 2022 season like lottery dates, registration process, fees, new …
DOL Cancels H1B, PERM Wage Levels Change Rule, Guidance
US Department of Labor (DOL) made an announcement late yesterday, Dec 3rd, 2020, stating that they are cancelling the H1B Wage Levels increase Interim Final Rule that was published by them on Oct 8, 2020. They are doing this to comply as per the recent Court Orders, where they lost the case. They gave guidance on how they plan to …
Court Cancels H1B Rules – Wage Levels Change, 1 Year Approval
US District Court in Northern District of California issued an order today (Dec 1st, 2020) that set aside two recent H1B regulations that were issued by US Dept of Labor (DOL) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this article we will review the background, summary of the judgment, arguments points reviewed by court, what was the court ruling …
H1B Lottery to be based on Wage Levels, Impacts 163K H1B filings
DHS announced a new H1B rule today that will change the way H1B registration lottery is conducted. DHS plans to change the H1B lottery selection based on the prevailing wage that employer plans to offer for that position. DHS is seeking public comments as part of the regulatory process. This rule is not final yet, but in the process. …
17 Organizations file new Lawsuit on H1B Wage Levels Increase
Late yesterday evening, 17 organizations, which consist of group of Universities, non-profits, and businesses filed a lawsuit against US Dept of Labor regarding the recent rule on increase in the H1B, PERM Wage Levels & changes. This is the second lawsuit, the first one was filed by ITServe. In this article, we will review the lawsuit summary and key argument …
H1B Wage Levels Increase Lawsuit by ITServe – DOL Lost, Rule Canceled [Dec 2020]
As many of you know, the H1B Prevailing Wage levels were dramatically increased for H1B workers in recent wage protections regulation that was published in federal register. There was a lawsuit filed today on the new regulation. In this article we will discuss the background on why and details of the lawsuit that we have as of now. Also, we …
