October 29, 2021
U.S. employers may now reopen certain rejected H-1B visa applications for foreign market research analysts as part of a settlement ending allegations that the visas were unlawfully denied, according to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announcement.
November 18, 2020
A California federal court granted class certification to businesses accusing the U.S. government of unlawfully rejecting market research analysts' H-1B visa petitions, but the class was winnowed down under a new policy tightening the eligibility criteria for the visas.
October 27, 2020
Immigration advocates urged a California federal judge Tuesday to certify a class of market research analysts who were denied H-1B visas in their suit alleging the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services engaged in a systemic pattern of unlawful decision-making, arguing that a pending rule change shouldn't affect their request.
September 15, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can't escape a proposed class action alleging the agency erroneously denies H-1B visas to market research analysts because the allegations involve common questions of law about whether USCIS engaged in a systemic pattern of unlawful decision-making, a California federal judge has ruled.
April 17, 2020
The American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council have sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in a proposed class action alleging that the agency is unlawfully denying H-1B specialty occupation visas to market research analysts.