News & Analysis

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of February 15, 2009. Arbitration The

Australia’s government has released draft regulations outlining new sponsorship obligations for employers

The UK government has announced its proposed fee levels for all visa, immigration and nationality applications

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Michael Aytes issued a memorandum [PDF]

The stimulus legislation signed into law as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke with National Public Radio reporter

A bill introduced on February 12 would significantly restrict the ability for employers to arbitrate

H-1B employment visas, widely issued by high-tech companies, have been issued to hundreds of thousands

The nation’s economic troubles have inspired a number of new employment-related bills. One immigration

While most of the media and commentary has been focused on the COBRA subsidy in the American Recovery