Today, Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an interim final rule, entitled "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States," that changes how prevailing wages are calculated. This applies to foreign national...
Update: The unpublished version of the DOL rule can be found here, and the unpublished version of the DHS rule is available here. It has been reported that on October 6, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will issue two rules by...
From time to time, articles are written to guide MurthyDotCom readers in avoiding inadvertently running afoul of immigration laws. One common problem involves individuals present in the United States in lawful, nonimmigrant status who wish to earn extra money. These foreign nationals are often enticed...
Today, a federal district court in California issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the enforcement of President Trump's June 22, 2020 executive order that bans entry of certain nonimmigrants in H, L, or J status. However, this injunction only applies to the plaintiffs in the pending...
On September 30, 2020, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act was signed into law, funding the federal government through December 11, 2020. Included in the bill is a provision that dramatically changes the premium processing service offered by the U.S. Citizenship and...
This evening, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 11, 2020. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law this evening.In addition to funding the federal government, the bill also includes some significant changes to the premium...
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has created a shareable flyer to help stakeholders understand the monthly visa bulletin, and the implications of the sudden movement of cutoff dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. The Murthy Law Firm is sharing this flyer with our...
Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, which blocks the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a final rule that would have significantly increased most filing fees. This final rule was scheduled to go into effect on October 2, 2020. Copyright ©...
Many MurthyDotCom readers have applied for or obtained naturalized U.S. citizenship. The opportunity to participate in the 2020 presidential election will be the first time many of these new citizens will have the privilege of voting in the United States. However, there are steps that...
Moments ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed course and updated its announcement to allow for use of the more-favorable dates for filing chart in October! Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
