H-1B Wage Compliance, Benching, Unpaid Leave and the Cost of Getting It Wrong By Chris Prescott | PSBP Law | April 29, 2026 Most companies that sponsor H-1B workers think of the Labor Condition Application (“LCA”) as a piece of paperwork. They sign it, post it, file it with USCIS, and move on. Then a...
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What Rep. Eli Crane’s Proposal Would Do, How It Compares to Existing Law, and What Employers, Workers, and Families Should — and Should Not — Do Right Now By Chris Prescott | PSBP Law | April 27, 2026 READ THIS FIRST.The End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 is a BILL that has been INTRODUCED...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated an intent to revise the prevailing-wage framework. On March 26, 2026, DOL issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if finalized as proposed, would significantly increase prevailing wage levels. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2026, with comments due in 60...
With the current environment around immigration enforcement, now is a good time to revisit the rules governing F-1 student employment particularly the unemployment day limits that catch many students off guard. The Basics: What F-1 Students Can and Cannot Do International students on an F-1 visa have several avenues for lawful employment, but each comes...
Requests for further Evidence, commonly known as RFEs are another obstacle in obtaining an approval across almost all immigration petitions, especially in the context of H-1Bs. Now that final selections have been made under the H-1B lottery, employers will be filing cap- subject petitions over the next 3 months (April 1 through June 30). During...
The Department of Labor (DOL) has quietly taken a significant step that could reshape the economics of employment-based immigration. A new proposal to revise wage rules across the H-1B, PERM, and related visa programs has been sent again to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Why This Matters This is the second...
On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees, introducing an important policy change affecting religious organizations and their foreign national religious workers in R-1 nonimmigrant status. The rule took effect immediately and is intended to provide greater...
The Department of Labor has taken an important procedural step toward revising wage rules for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program and the PERM labor certification process. A proposed rule has now been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget, signaling that formal publication is likely next. The proposal has not yet been released publicly,...