Mid-January 2010 Newsletter
Kuck Immigration Partners LLC
Headlines:
1. USCIS Issues Controversial Memo on Determining Employer-Employee Relationships for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions - The memo states that a lack of guidance clearly defining what constitutes a valid employer-employee relationship has raised problems.
2. SSA Fails To Verify 19 Percent of New Hires - The SSA also improperly E-Verified volunteers who should not have been screened under federal guidelines, and inappropriately screened some candidates in advance of hire.
3. DHS Grants TPS to Haitians Following Catastrophic Earthquake - The Obama administration announced that it is granting temporary protected status to Haitians who were in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010.
4. USCIS Announces Restructuring of Fraud Detection, Customer Service, Domestic Operations - USCIS has created or restructured several directorates.
5. USCIS Grants One-Time Accommodation for H-2A Sheepherders - USCIS will allow H-2A sheepherders more time to fully transition to the three-year limitation of stay requirements under the agency's final rule.
Also in this issue:
New Publications and Items of Interest
Government Agency Links
Disclaimer/Reminder
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