Bolstering the Semiconductors CHIPS Act With Foreign STEM Workers

Bolstering the Semiconductors CHIPS Act With Foreign STEM Workers

The nation’s semiconductor chip shortage has far-reaching implications for industries ranging from consumer electronics to national security. The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS Act) aims to address... Read more »
FAA’s Proposed Rule Would Require Drug and Alcohol Testing in Foreign Countries

FAA’s Proposed Rule Would Require Drug and Alcohol Testing in Foreign Countries

Executive Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has recently proposed a potentially costly rule requiring repair stations located outside the United States to implement programs for drug and alcohol testing of employees who... Read more »
Employers’ Notification Requirements When Employing Foreign Nationals in H-1B, H-1B1, E-3

Employers’ Notification Requirements When Employing Foreign Nationals in H-1B, H-1B1, E-3

Employers that employ foreign nationals have various notification requirements. Immigration cases that require LCA (Labor Condition Application) filings with the Department of Labor (DOL) before submitting petitions to USCIS or the Department... Read more »
Russia court prolongs detention of Russian-American journalist in ‘foreign agent’ case – JURIST

Russia court prolongs detention of Russian-American journalist in ‘foreign agent’ case – JURIST

A district court in Kazan, Russia extended on Friday the detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist holding both Russian and United States citizenship, according to Russian state media. Kurmasheva faces allegations of... Read more »
Proper Planning and Swift Action Can Help Employers Avoid Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Prosecution

Proper Planning and Swift Action Can Help Employers Avoid Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Prosecution

While the Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated at least two new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions against U.S. companies, it has also announced several decisions not to prosecute—most recently... Read more »
Apple’s Hiring Bias Case Reveals Big Tech Foreign Worker Dilemma

Apple’s Hiring Bias Case Reveals Big Tech Foreign Worker Dilemma

A $25 million Department of Justice settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations it discriminated against US citizens in hiring highlights a disconnect between federal agencies on compliance with immigration law, attorneys say.... Read more »
Federal Bill Proposes Victim Protection for Foreign Workers

Federal Bill Proposes Victim Protection for Foreign Workers

The current administration and multiple members of Congress seek to grant protections to H-2B non-agricultural temporary workers who are employed in the United States to fill temporary labor shortages in the U.S.... Read more »
EU court rules Austria communications regulation does not apply to foreign platforms – JURIST

EU court rules Austria communications regulation does not apply to foreign platforms – JURIST

The European Union Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a 2021 Austrian law regulating communications platforms cannot be binding on companies based in a different country. The Supreme Administrative Court of the... Read more »
UNHCR spokesperson expresses alarm about Pakistan’s mass deportation plan of ‘undocumented foreign nationals’ – JURIST

UNHCR spokesperson expresses alarm about Pakistan’s mass deportation plan of ‘undocumented foreign nationals’ – JURIST

Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Friday, said that Pakistan’s plan to deport the “undocumented” remaining foreign nationals in the country after November... Read more »
Carla Stenzel Comments on Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Challenge Against OPT Programs for Foreign Students

Carla Stenzel Comments on Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Challenge Against OPT Programs for Foreign Students

Carla Stenzel comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to decline hearing a challenge to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) work program for foreign students, ending yearslong litigation and preserving the program... Read more »
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