Dear Readers:

This week’s big immigration news concerns a Department of Labor ruling against an employer for multiple violations of labor condition applications for H-1B employees. The employer, a physician with clinics in Tennessee and Florida, failed to pay employees who had received H-1B visas but, for various reasons, were not working. According to the opinion, the employer never intended to pay the employees the wages stated on the labor condition applications.  In addition to discussing this case, we have an ABC’s of Immigration article on labor condition applications. 

In other news, the General Accounting Office has issued a report criticizing the State Department Visa Office for its policies and procedures.  Since the terrorist attacks last year, visa issuance has become a hot topic of debate, and this report is sure to add fuel to the fire. 

We also have all our regular features, including the most recent State Department Visa Bulletin.

Finally, as always, we remind readers that we're lawyers who make our living representing immigration clients. We would love to discuss becoming your law firm. Just go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html to request an appointment or call us at 800-748-3819 or 901-682-6455.

Kind regards,

Amy Ballentine