Month: November 2016

A Department Of Labor Administrative Law Judge found that attorney’s fees cannot be deducted from an employee’s required wage but that it was acceptable for the deduction to come from the final paycheck for unused vacation time. (Administrator v. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, 10/26/16) OALJ on H-1B Repayment Agreement: Matter of Woodmen of the World Life Insurance

USCIS Increases Validity of Work Permits to Two Years for Asylum Applicants https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-increases-validity-work-permits-two-years-asylum-applicants Effective October 5, 2016, USCIS has increased the validity period for initial or renewal Employment Authorization Documents for asylum applicants from one year to two years. Applicants with pending asylum claims file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, under category (c)(8). This change applies to all (c)(8)-based