Premium Processing Fee Hike and Service Expands to Other Visa Categories — Who Could Benefit from the Change?
Giselle Carson Oct 29, 2020 in Immigration
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USCIS’s premium processing fee increase is the result of a stopgap spending measure recently signed into law to address the organization’s budget shortfall. The law will increase USCIS revenue by allowing a hike in premium processing fees and an expansion of the premium processing service to other employment-based petitions and applications. The fee increase is currently in effect for petitions that are already eligible for premium processing services through the Form I-907, Request for Premium […]
Continue Reading$208,000 — That’s the Default Annual Wage on DOL’s October New Rule on Prevailing Wages and Hike in H-1B Wages
Giselle Carson Oct 28, 2020 in Agencies (CBP, DHS, DOL, DOS, USCIS, ICE)
DOL’s interim final rule, currently in effect, includes a significant hike to all prevailing wages and a default prevailing wage determination of $208,000/yr for multiple occupations. Several business groups, universities, and technology firms quickly filed suits to stop this arbitrary and wild rule. After DOL released a new interim final rule dramatically increasing DOL’s prevailing wages used for H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visas and PERM Labor Certifications to numerous occupations, many organizations filed lawsuits challenging […]
Continue ReadingMarks Gray Business Immigration Tips for Employers: How to Perform Form I-9 Verification for Remote Workers Using an Agent or Authorized Employer Representative
Giselle Carson Oct 28, 2020 in I-9 and E-Verify
Employers — want to know how you can use an agent or authorized employer representative to perform remote Form I-9 verification? With ongoing remote work, which is likely to continue, employers have been asking me to review the option for completing the Form I-9 for remote workers using an agent or authorized employer representative, such as another HR professional, family member or anyone else. Here is a step-by-step overview of this process. Section 1 This […]
Continue ReadingRecently, the Marks Gray team supported the community by donating to a local animal shelter. Our greatness is not about what we have, but about what we give. So proud of our team.
Continue ReadingA Copyright Infringement Case that Rose from the Dead
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Oct 22, 2020 in Copyrights
In honor of Halloween, this week I thought I would (if you will forgive the pun) resurrect a case from 2008: that of Dawn of the Dead vs. Dead Rising. Video game or horror movie aficionados may remember that this one was a pretty big deal when it occurred. But for those who are not in the know, here is a recap. Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 film by George Romero that is […]
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