Tagged “DOL”
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The Administration Suspends Specific Companies from PERM and Puts H-1B and J-1 Under the Microscope
What Vice President JD Vance's October 8 announcement actually does, and what it does not. On October 8, 2026, Vice President JD Vance, along with Department of Labor (DOL) officials and the U.S. Attorney General, announced an enforcement …
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Two New H-1B Actions: The $100,000 Payment Is Extended (But Still Blocked), and Layoffs Become an H-1B Factor
On Friday, September 18, 2026, President Trump signed two (2) actions aimed directly at the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program: A proclamation extending the $100,000 H-1B payment requirement for another year; and An executive order directing federal agencies to …
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The PERM Rewrite Reaches the White House: Why Employers May Want to Plan Now, While the Rules They Know Still Apply
For employers who sponsor foreign national employees for permanent residence (a green card), the long-awaited modernization of PERM, the labor certification program, has moved from a hypothetical to a real possibility. On 09/14/2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's …
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Revisiting the DOL's March 2026 Prevailing Wage Proposal: What Employers Need to Know
In March 2026 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed raising all four prevailing wage levels used in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile and Singapore), E-3 (Australia), and PERM programs. Because those levels set the minimum an employer must …
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DHS Proposes a $103,265 Fee on H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions, on Top of Everything Else
The Department of Homeland Security has released a proposed rule that would impose a new $103,265 fee on every H-1B cap-subject petition, payable when the petition is filed and in addition to all other fees an employer already …
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