United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a proposed rule designed to decrease administrative and employer costs associated with the H-1B petition process. Under the proposed rule, employers would electronically register with USCIS during an enrollment period of at least two weeks in March of each year, prior to the April 1 filing period start date. Participating employers would file a single registration for each prospective H-1B worker they seek to hire (i.e., multiple prospective H-1B workers could not be listed on a single registration). Unlike current requirements, procuring a Labor Condition Application (LCA) prior to filing a petition would not be required.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Global Immigration Counsel.

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