DM Immigration Insider Employment Based Immigration | Thursday May 16, 2013 | By Valentine Brown

On May 1, 2013 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began the roll-out of its new electronic I-94 system. By the end of May, paper I-94s will be eliminated for all foreign national travelers except those entering at land border ports. This means that any...

The Florida Employer nlrb;notice;posting | Union Issues | Thursday May 09, 2013 | By Kevin Vance

May 9, 2013 On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held in National Association of Manufacturers, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board, et al. , No. 12-5068, that the National Labor Relations Board's...

Jonathan Segal corporate acquisitions mergers culture and | Wage and Hour | Wednesday May 01, 2013 | By Jonathan Segal

It is with pleasure that I share with you this blog on corporate culture I wrote for SHRM's We Know Next. http://weknownext.com/blog/fish-dont-know-they-swim-in-water Thank you, Jonathan

The Florida Employer genesis;flsa;mootness;overtime | Wage and Hour | Monday April 22, 2013 | By Kevin Vance

    On April 16, 2013, The United States Supreme Court held that a trial court properly dismissed as moot a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime collective action where the employer had made an offer of judgment to the...

I-9 Compliance Monitor dhs chichoni irca ice reduction fine hector ocaho administrative judge i-9 | I-9 Compliance | Friday April 12, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni During 2012 and 2013, The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) rendered an important number of decisions imposing lower fines in connection with employers’ violation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of...

The Florida Employer immigration i-9 chichoni reform ice ocaho uscis e-verify hector | Immigration | Thursday April 11, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni From an US immigration compliance perspective, 2012 was an extreme busy year for E-Verify.  In light of the upcoming immigration reform, 2013 promises to be no less.  The following are a few E-Verify highlights...

DM Immigration Insider Employment Based Immigration | Thursday April 11, 2013 | By Valentine Brown

The May Visa Bulletin has been released by the Department of State and things are looking up for those in the EB-3 category with large advancements for Chinese, Mexican, and all other chargeability area nationals. With regard to the EB-2 category,...

The Florida Employer date federal effective chichoni employers form uscis i-9 register hector ice | Immigration | Wednesday April 10, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni On April 9, 2013, USCIS published a notice of correction in the Federal Register to rectify a mistake made in its prior notice of  March 8, 2013 in connection with the new version of Employment Eligibility Verification, Form...

The Florida Employer h-1b chichoni cap uscis 2014 hector update immigration | Immigration | Monday April 08, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni Today, Monday, April 8, 2015, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), issued an update on the 2014 H-1B cap stating that: "For the first time since 2008, USCIS, reached the statutory H-1B cap of...

DM Immigration Insider Employment Based Immigration | Monday April 08, 2013 | By Valentine Brown

USCIS announced today at 3:00 PM that it had received approximately 124,000 H-1B Visa applications from April 1 through April 5. Because this number exceeded the 20,000 Masters Cap + 65,000 regular Cap, USCIS initiated the lottery procedure. The fact that the...

Jonathan Segal holocaust remembrance | General | Friday April 05, 2013 | By Jonathan Segal

The United States Congress created the Days of   Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.   This year, the Days of   Remembrance begin on Monday April 8, 2013. During the week, may each of us...

The Florida Employer ice uscis 20 000 hector cap dhs 65 h-1b chichoni reached | Immigration | Friday April 05, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni Today, April 5, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the H-1B Cap for the fiscal year 2014 has been reached.  USCIS’s alert states that it received a “sufficient number of H-1B...

DM Immigration Insider uscis immigration chichoni congress dhs gang reform ice 8 i-9 hector | Immigration News | Tuesday April 02, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni For quite some time now, the government has been carrying out immigration enforcement actions which have become a nightmare for employers in the United States. Although this nightmare often results from employers’ lack of...

I-9 Compliance Monitor hector congress ice chichoni uscis reform dhs immigration i-9 | I-9 Compliance | Tuesday April 02, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni For quite some time now, the government has been carrying out immigration enforcement actions which have become a nightmare for employers in the United States. Although this nightmare often results from employers’ lack of...

Jonathan Segal plain credibility lingo hr speak | General | Monday April 01, 2013 | By Jonathan Segal

I am pleased to post a blog I wrote for SHRM's We Know Next on using plain speak in the workplace. It can be found here . Thank you, Jonathan

DM Immigration Insider investigation ice i-9 hector audit dhs ocaho irca uscis ina chichoni | Immigration News | Friday March 29, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni This is a brief report on some of the most recent, and somewhat surprising, decisions issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (“OCAHO”)   in connection with the employer sanction provisions of the...

I-9 Compliance Monitor employer irca investigation hector dhs ocaho audit i-9 ina chichoni ice | I-9 Investigations | Friday March 29, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni This is a brief report on some of the most recent, and somewhat surprising, decisions issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (“OCAHO”)   in connection with the employer sanction provisions of the...

The Florida Employer irca ice sanctions ocaho dhs chichoni ina uscis i-9 employer hector | Immigration | Friday March 29, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

By Hector A. Chichoni This is a brief report on some of the most recent, and somewhat surprising, decisions issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (“OCAHO”)   in connection with the employer sanction provisions of the...

DM Immigration Insider ice hector ucis i-9 arrival form chichoni dhs departure record i-94 immigration cbp | Immigration News | Wednesday March 27, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to automate Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. Effective on April 26, 2013, the rule streamlines the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting...

I-9 Compliance Monitor uscis record hector dhs compliance departure i-94 arrival form cbp chichoni i-9 ice | I-9 Compliance | Wednesday March 27, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to automate Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. Effective on April 26, 2013, the rule streamlines the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting...

The Florida Employer chichoni cbp arrival record i-94 hector immigration uscis ice departure | Immigration | Wednesday March 27, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to automate Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. Effective on April 26, 2013, the rule streamlines the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting...

DM Immigration Insider ice uscis federal register arrival i-94 immigration chichoni hector departure cbp | Employment Based Immigration | Monday March 25, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

On March 21, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) announced that it submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record.   This rule should streamline the admissions process for individuals...

The Florida Employer hector ice chichoni dhs uscis immigration i-94 esta cbp | Wage and Hour | Monday March 25, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

On March 21, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) announced that it submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record.   Form I-94 provides foreign national visitors and workers ...

I-9 Compliance Monitor ice dhs form esta u.s. hector uscis i-94 immigration cbp chichoni | I-9 Investigations | Monday March 25, 2013 | By Hector Chichoni

On March 21, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) announced that it submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record.   This rule should streamline the admissions process for individuals...