Before your next LMIA filing window: protect the sponsorship case with a five-point August labor-market stress test
Before the next filing window, use a five-point stress test to protect business need, wage compliance, and retention risk.
Compliance
Audits, records, and what follows a sponsored hire.
Project Firewall: The H-1B Enforcement Campaign to Track
A 2025 Department of Labor campaign is opening H-1B investigations without waiting for a worker complaint, and the early numbers show it is not symbolic.
The Rule That Redefined What Qualifies as an H-1B Job
A recent final rule tightened what counts as a genuine H-1B job, opened a real path for founder-owners, and set a form deadline with no grace period.
The Remote I-9 Option That Only Some Employers Can Offer
E-Verify employers can skip in-person document checks for new hires, but the option comes with a strict all-or-nothing rule at each hiring site.
Why One Job Title Can Carry Four Different Prevailing Wages
The same H-1B role can be filed at four different wage levels depending on experience and duties, and where most sponsors actually land says a lot about the program.
The Unannounced Visit That Can Follow an Approved Petition
USCIS can send an officer to confirm a filing after approval, without advance notice, and refusing to cooperate carries real consequences of its own.
The Headcount Ratio That Makes an Employer H-1B-Dependent
A simple ratio between total staff and H-1B headcount decides whether a sponsor faces extra attestations, and two narrow exemptions can remove a filing from that scrutiny.
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