Nicole Abramowitz Weber 12/4/20 Nicole Abramowitz Weber 12/4/20

DOL Updates Wage Database After Judge Sets Aside Changes to H-1B Visa Program

We have good news for many businesses this week.

A US District Court in California struck down H-1b visa rules recently issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor (DOL).

We have good news for many businesses this week.

A US District Court in California struck down H-1b visa rules recently issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor (DOL). The new rules resulted in unreasonable new salary requirements for H-1b visas and Prevailing Wage Determinations (PWDs) for PERM. The DOL has just updated its wage database to comply with the court's ruling.

New Labor Condition Applications may not be submitted until December 9th. PWDs will not be processed until December 15th. PWDs issued between October 8th and December 1st, 2020, should be resubmitted.

For assistance with your H-1b visa or PERM needs, please contact us today at theteam@huwelaw.com or 415-496-9040

Nicole Abramowitz Weber 2/19/19 Nicole Abramowitz Weber 2/19/19

Are you ready for H-1b season?

Employers growing their business need the best talent, and sometimes that talent needs a visa. The 2018 H-1b season was brutal - USCIS applied unprecedented levels of scrutiny and issued burdensome Requests for Evidence. The stop on premium processing and extraordinary processing delays left businesses and applicants in an often untenable limbo. Some applications are still pending.

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This season, we are front loading our applications with legal arguments against the novel and specious ones USCIS used last year. We are also providing additional evidence they claim they now want. Finally, we are working with our clients to develop a plan B for their candidates - even if the application is selected for the lottery. We are ready. Are you?