Immigration
Business visitors from Malawi and Zambia (and potentially other countries as well) may be required to post bonds as high as $15,000 to come to the United States.
E-Verify will no longer alert employers that current employees' work authorization documents are revoked. Instead, employers must use a new E-Verify feature to generate a status change report of their employees' authorization.
Bills signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in the past week touch on immigration, recordkeeping, workplace violence and more.
A first-of-its-kind law allowing employees to use paid sick leave to attend immigration-related proceedings could serve as a template for other states and localities to expand their own leave requirements.
The IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have agreed to share information about certain immigrant taxpayers without legal status.
A federal judge has temporarily stopped President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Employers should prepare for potential disruption of H-1B visa processing after a new H-1B rule goes into effect in January 2025.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also is increasing the H-1B petition fee and other immigration fees typically paid by employers.
News: HR guidance on hiring immigrants.