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David Spaulding
David Spaulding is a general immigration law practitioner and Green and Spiegel’s Compliance and Regulatory Practice Counsel.
USCIS Announces New Form I-9 and Alternative Procedure for Remote Document Verification Starting August 1, 2023
Quick Takeaways New Form I-9 and Alternative Procedure for remote document verification available as of August 1,...
Pandemic-Era Form I-9 Flexibilities End on July 31, 2023
PANDEMIC-ERA FORM I-9 FLEXIBILITIES END ON JULY 31, 2023 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has...
Beginning January 5, 2023 Travelers Who Have Been in China or Its Special Administrative Regions in the Previous Ten Days Will Have to Present a Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter the U.S.
BACKGROUND: To prevent viral transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the People’s Republic of China...
USCIS Has Extended Work Authorization for Eighteen Months for Those with a Pending Renewal Application
BACKGROUND: U.S. employers are required to execute Forms I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for all...
H1B Fraud Case on the West Coast Is a Warning for All
The H1B Specialty Occupation visa classification has been among the most heavily used for many years. Qualified...
USCIS Is Disposing of E-Verify Records More than 10 Years Old
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the custodian of most immigration records. Among these are...
E and L Spouses Receive New Codes on their I94s
The United States grants nonimmigrant visas (“NIV”) to Treaty Traders and Investors and Intracompany Transferees. Those persons are permitted to work in the United States and, beginning November 12, 2021, their spouses were entitled to work as well. Learn more in this blog.
COVID-19 Form I-9 Flexibilities Will End on May 1, 2022
During the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic (“Pandemic”), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) treated List B identity documents which were set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, as if the employee presented a valid receipt for an acceptable document for Form I-9 purposes. This effectively permitted employers to postpone documenting a valid List B document until DHS terminated the exception, at the end of the Pandemic. Learn more in this blog.
SOCIAL SECURITY ISN’T NOTIFYING EMPLOYERS OF WAGE DISCREPANCIES AND IT IS UP TO EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE IT’S RIGHT
Takeaways: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer provide wage discrepancy reports to employers....
THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) HAS CHANGED THE RULES FOR AIR TRAVEL TO THE U.S.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have a significant role in forming, publishing, and...
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN CERTAIN AFRICAN COUNTRIES DURING THE 14 DAYS PRIOR TO TRAVELING TO THE U.S.
Takeaways: The Biden Administration has established 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) travel restrictions on foreign...