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Work Authorization
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BeLabor the Point
DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status and Work Authorization
Ver la versión en español aquí On December 9, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras,…
Immigration Blog
USCIS Allows Continued Use of Approval Notices to Show Employment Authorization
By Amy L. Peck
Along with extending its flexibility in allowing virtual Form I-9 employment verification until December 31, 2020, USCIS is also continuing its flexibility with regard to long-pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD)…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
USCIS Allows Continued Use of Approval Notices to Show Employment Authorization
By Amy L. Peck
Along with extending its flexibility in allowing virtual Form I-9 employment verification until December 31, 2020, USCIS is also continuing its flexibility with regard to long-pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD)…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Pandemic-Based E-Verify TNC Temporary Extensions to End
E-Verify will no longer allow extensions for addressing Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs) beginning November 5, 2020. After relaxing processing guidelines because of processing hardships due to COVID-19, E-Verify is again enforcing…
HR Defense
Use of Form I-765 Approval Notices for I-9 Verification Due to COVID-19
Employers who accept certain Form I-765 Approval Notices specifically approved during the pandemic for I-9 documentation purposes must reverify the employees presenting such documents no later than December 1, 2020.…
The Asylumist
The War Over Work Permits
By Jason Dzubow
These days, it takes approximately forever to complete an asylum case. Because of the long wait, the law allows asylum seekers to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”), which…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Foreign Student Status and Student Work Authorization
Foreign students wishing to study in this country may have whiplash over the Trump Administration’s many moves. Early in 2020, a federal court blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Immigration Blog
Foreign Student Status and Student Work Authorization
Foreign students wishing to study in this country may have whiplash over the Trump Administration’s many moves. Early in 2020, a federal court blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Immigration Blog
Waiting for Green Cards
By Amy L. Peck
Some 50,000 foreign nationals with approved Lawful Permanent Residency (Green Card) applications have been waiting for months to receive their cards, which provide proof of lawful permanent resident status. Without…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Issues Updated I-9 Guidance Due to Employment Authorization Document Production Delays
As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to operate under the stress of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and anticipated budget shortfalls, the production of certain Employment Authorization Documents…