by Chris Brown | Mar 19, 2019
The Department of Labor (DOL) will change its procedures for processing H-2B applications for labor certification. This change came about after the Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s (OFLC’s) current electronic filing system crashed on Jan 1 due to “unprecedented...
by Chris Brown | Mar 12, 2019
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make more than a million more American workers eligible for overtime.Currently, employees with a salary below $455 per week ($23,660 annually) must be paid overtime if they...
by Chris Brown | Feb 28, 2019
Due to the recent partial lapse in appropriations, the opening of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) has been postponed until early March 2019. The deadline to submit EEO-1 data will be extended to May 31, 2019. Filing the EEO-1 is mandatory for employers with...
by Chris Brown | Feb 25, 2019
OSHA published a Final Rule to amend its recordkeeping regulation to remove the requirement to electronically submit to OSHA information from the OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) for...
by Chris Brown | Feb 17, 2019
USCIS resumed premium processing on Monday, January 28th, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the “master’s cap”). Petitioners who have received requests for evidence (RFEs) for pending FY 2019...
