December 14, 2015
It's been a busy year for immigration in the courts, from the Fifth Circuit's ruling on the president's key executive actions to a slew of lawsuits from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the EB-5 investor program. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the top immigration cases from 2015.
September 08, 2015
A Florida federal judge should leave untouched her order vacating a 2008 rule governing the H-2B labor certification process, a national landscaping group said Friday, arguing the order is clear and doesn't need to be amended.
April 24, 2015
A new rule governing the H-2B labor certification process is being reviewed by the Office of the Federal Register and could be published as soon as next week, lawyers for the U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security told a Florida federal judge Friday.
April 16, 2015
A Florida federal court on Wednesday gave a one-month extension to its stay on a decision to ax the U.S. Department of Labor's 2008 rule governing the H-2B labor certification process, after a new H-2B business organization argued the department was aiming to shut down the program on April 15.
March 27, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday opted not to challenge the standing of a restaurant server suing the department in Florida federal court over regulations governing the H-2B labor certification process, saying it had no reason to question whether the plaintiff was telling the truth.
March 20, 2015
In the wake of a federal judge's decision to temporarily delay vacating a 2008 rule governing the H-2B labor certification process, the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday released a list of answers to frequently asked questions to help guide employers.
March 18, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday granted the U.S. Department of Labor's request to delay vacating a 2008 rule governing the H-2B labor certification process, so the H-2B program can continue while the DOL and U.S. Department of Homeland Security team up to craft new regulations.
March 17, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor asked a Florida federal judge Monday to delay vacating a 2008 rule governing the H-2B labor certification process by one month to ensure the H-2B program can continue unabated while new regulations are crafted, prompting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to resume processing H-2B petitions.
March 05, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday struck down an approximately six-year-old U.S. Department of Labor rule that governed the H-2B labor certification process just months after nixing an updated version of the regulation in another case, saying the agency lacked the authority to enact the rules.
February 20, 2015
A restaurant server who claims the U.S. Department of Labor is improperly enforcing 2008 H-2B visa regulations did not exhaust administrative remedies or suffer an actionable injury, the department argued in a recent court filing.