The use of unpaid internships has come under close scrutiny, following lawsuits over the past couple of years alleging back wage debts against major fashion, entertainment, media and publishing companies. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), however, has long recognized the potential use of unpaid...
Earlier today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a draft version of a long-awaited policy memorandum on the L1B classification. The USCIS will accept feedback regarding the memo through May 8, 2015, and, barring any changes, this policy memo will go into effect on...
UPDATE: On April 10, 2015, the USCIS issued an alert, changing the date for when the new G-28 will be required to Friday, May, 2015.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of form G-28, which is a form that may be submitted...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has alerted J-1 exchange visitor sponsors of the commencement of site visits. This site visit compliance check applies only to the J-1 intern and trainee categories. This is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that this valuable program...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a news release today to remind stakeholders that the agency will begin accepting fiscal year 2016 (FY16) cap cases on April 1st. Most of the information in the news release is widely known within the immigration community, including...
Many inquiries regarding the projected timeline for fiscal year (FY) 2016 H1B cap case milestones continue to reach the Murthy Law Firm. While most applicants are aware that they can begin filing H1B cap-subject cases on the first business day in April each year, there...
As previously reported to MurthyDotCom readers, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of request for information (RFI) in December 2014, seeking input from the public on ways to improve the nation's immigration system. Accordingly, the...
For fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 10,000 U petitions, which is the maximum number of U visas available each year. The U visa is a category reserved for qualifying foreign nationals who are victims of certain types of crimes....
Our work defines us and gives meaning to our lives. Some of us believe we are answering a calling that is greater than ourselves. Work is something most adults expect to do because it is a part of the accepted definition of being an adult....
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the final rule that will allow certain H-4 spouses to apply for employment authorization documents (EAD)! The final rule will go into effect on May 26, 2015. MurthyDotCom will post additional details shortly.Copyright © 2015, MURTHY LAW...
