Compliance Management

USCIS Guidance On Establishing Employer-Employee Relationship In H-1B Petitions In a January 8, 2010 field memo, USCIS says that "an employer who seeks to sponsor a temporary worker in an H-1B specialty occupation is required to establish a valid employer-employee relationship." The memo instructs

Federal Contractors and E-Verify USCIS FAQ USCIS posted on its Web site a revised set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the topic of Federal contractors and E-Verify.

DOS Notice On Full Implementation Of Centralized Prevailing Wage Determinations In a December 4, 2009, Federal Register notice, the Department of Labor (DOL) notified the public that centralized processing of prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) for all permanent (PERM) and temporary (LCA) programs

SEVP guidance for Designated School Officials (DSOs) who work with students who are enlisting in the U.S. military through the MAVNI program.

PowerPoint slide show used by SEVP to train F and M schools on SEVIS Release 6.1.

DHS Rescinds No-Match Rule 74 Fed.Reg. 51447 (October 7, 2009) A DHS final rule rescinds the "no-match" rule, effective November 6, 2009. The "no-match rule" would have required employers to take timely steps after receiving a "no-match" letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) or the

DOL-ETA/OFLC Teleconference July 2009 NAFSA summary of questions asked at the July 31, 2009 DOL-ETA/OFLC teleconference, including: Completing iCERT 9035s with TARP information and use of Web site ads and job fairs in PERM recruitment. DOL-ETA/OFLC Teleconference July 2009 2009-07-31

DOL Stakeholders Meeting September 2009 NAFSA summary of the DOL Stakeholders Meeting held on September 22, 2009 in Chicago, covering questions on PERM, iCERT/LCAs, prevailing wages, and other topics. DOL Stakeholders Meeting September 2009 2009-09-22

A SEVIS Release 6.1 Anticipated System Changes notice describes the changes to SEVIS RTI that are planned for that release, scheduled for October 30, 2009. There are no changes to SEVIS Batch, so no updates to the batch schema will be required.

USCIS has made available this additional guidance for Federal contractors subject to the E-Verify for Federal Contractors rule that became effective September 8, 2009.