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Work Authorization
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Agreement Reached in National Class Action Lawsuit on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers
The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have agreed to settle a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging the denial of work authorization to asylum seekers who have…
Workforce Compliance Insights
States Deny Public Benefits to DREAMers
As you may have heard by now, the Obama Administration decided to act on the issue of children brought to the United States who have gone on to have otherwise…
Inside Business Immigration
SSA Releases Internal Guidance on Social Security Issues and Employment Authorization for Persons with Non-Immigrant Status
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently released internal guidance explaining the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) policy regarding the issuance of employment authorization documents to non-immigrants and the types of…
Immigration View
DREAMERS Awake
On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced that DHS would exercise prosecutorial discretion for certain individuals who entered the U.S. as children and meet other requirements. Those who qualify would…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Top 5 Economic Benefits from the President’s Immigration Announcement
In response to President Obama’s recent announcement that his administration would stop deporting undocumented youth and make them eligible for work authorization, the Center for American Progress released “Top 5…
Immigration View
H-1B Alternative Statuses
There are no spots available for cap-subject H-1Bs for FY2013. It's a bad and scary time for non-immigrant entrepreneurs and recent graduates, but “H” isn't the only letter in the…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tennessee Adopts E-Verify in Stages and with Safe Harbor Changes
I received an email last week from Kent Starwalt of the Tennessee Road Builders Association about the applicability of E-Verify, which varies by jurisdiction, and the recent changes to the…
Employer Labor Relations
NLRB Acting General Counsel Issues Guidelines Which Restrict An Employer’s Ability To Litigate The Work Authorization Status Of Employees In Board Proceedings
By: Joshua L. Ditelberg Recently, the NLRB Acting General Counsel’s Division of Operations Management issued a memorandum to the Board’s Regional offices (OM 12-55) on how to address an employer’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Suit Over “Clock” to Work Authorization for Asylum-Seekers
Last week, the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review…
BeLabor the Point
New Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) on The Way from USCIS
On October 25, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has launched a new Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with enhanced features to strengthen security and deter…