US delays implementing new H-1B wage levels to November 2022
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According to a notice by the Department of Labor, the additional delay has been proposed to “provide a sufficient amount of time to thoroughly consider the legal and policy issues raised in the rule.”
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The United States will delay the implementation of a rule that calls for higher wages for H-1B workers to November 2022.
The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on May 13.
This will delay the effective date of the rule by 18 months - from May 14, 2021 to November 14, 2022.
According to a notice by the Department of Labor, the additional delay has been proposed to “provide a sufficient amount of time to thoroughly consider the legal and policy issues raised in the rule.”
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Employers interested in sponsoring foreign national workers for new cap-subject H-1B visas this year need to be getting ready now.
This past Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the upcoming FY 2022 H-1B cap season will open at noon EST on Tuesday, March 9 and run through noon EST on Thursday, March 25. During this period, employers will be allowed to register prospective H-1B beneficiaries by electronically submitting limited information about the employer and the beneficiary through a specially created USCIS account and paying a $10 registration fee.
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