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Earlier today (Feb. 26, 2026), the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division unveiled a proposed rule outlining the framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Notably, the proposed rule also encompasses the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act (MSPA), which share the same statutory definition of “employ.”Continue Reading Proposed rule signals shift in DOL’s approach to worker classification

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed the H-1B lottery last year with the introduction of a requirement that employers first register their interest to file petitions for the fiscal year beginning October 1 in an online system. The lottery was conducted from the registrations instead of the full petitions, as had been done in previous years. Only those employers whose registrations were selected were able to file H-1B petitions with USCIS. This registration system will remain in place for 2021.
Continue Reading New H-1B petitions for FY2022 again follow online registration and selection process, wage-based selection delayed