On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Trump Administration signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled, Buy American and Hire American. The EO directs the US Departments of Labor, Justice, State, and Homeland Security to look into ways to reform the current H-1B process used by companies, but in particular, the hi-tech industry, to prevent fraud and abuse. Nothing in this EO’s wording changes or limits the current H-1B visa program. Any future EO that tries to drastically change the current H-1B program will be met with industry opposition and legal action since much of the current H-1B ...
The Immigration Law Group at Epstein Becker Green released a Special Immigration Alert that will be of interest to our readers.
Topics include:
- President Trump Issues Revised Executive Order on Travel
- USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Starting April 3, 2017: All H-1B Petitions, Including H-1B Cap Petitions, Are Affected!
- Use of New Form I-9 Is Now Mandatory
- IRS Announces That Delinquent Taxpayers Face Revocation/Denial of U.S. Passports
- DHS Issues Two New Memos on Enforcement/Border Security
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The Workforce Bulletin blog is currently edited by Adam S. Forman, Greta Ravitsky, Elizabeth S. Torkelsen, and Jennifer Stefanick Barna.
A version of this article originally appeared in the Take 5 newsletter “Five Employment Issues Under the New Administration That Financial Services Employers Should Monitor” on February 28, 2017.
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