NewsFlash! H1B Update: New Executive Order Targets Employer Layoffs

A new Executive Order directs DOL, DHS, and DOS to consider an H1B employer’s recent or planned layoffs of similarly situated U.S. workers when reviewing LCAs, H1B petitions, visas, and admission.

It also calls for expanded interagency coordination and a review of previously filed LCAs.

Importantly, this is SEPARATE from today’s Proclamation addressing the $100,000 H1B payment / entry restriction.