Employment Workplace Relations

Director, Philip Brewin is a specialist in Workplace Relations and heads our Workplace Relations Work Group.

Monday, 25 May 2015

EB-5 and the Latest News in U.S. Visas

Latest EB-5 Trends: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2015/05/21/whats-trending-in-the-u-s-eb-5-investor-immigration-worl...

New Tool to Look Up LCA and Salary Information– “U.S. Visa Explorer”

Interesting Statistics on the Number of LCAs and Salary Comparison for Major Companies: http://fusion.net/story/138693/this-tool-lets-you-search-salary-data-for-thousands-of-foreign-born-tech-worker...

Thursday, 14 May 2015

The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Will it Significantly Impact U.S. Immigration?

With negotiations well under way whether to grant the Trade Promotion Authority, questions about the affects on U.S. immigration linger: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2015/05/12/the-controversy-over-immigration-and-new-trade-authorit...

What do the 2016 U.S. presidential hopefuls think about immigration reform?

Looking ahead to the 2016 Presidential elections in U.S., views on immigration vary amongst the potential candidates: http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/05/07/a-look-at-where-the-2016-hopefuls-stand-on-immigrati...

U.S. Immigration Relief for Nepalese Citizens

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes to hit Nepal over the past 2 weeks, USCIS has instituted immigration relief measures for affected citizens of Nepal.  Included in these measures are expedited processing for several immigration benefits as well as consideration of fee waivers for some applications.  Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has also requested that the Administration provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals present in the U.S. and cannot return home due...