E-Verify System Has Re-Started and Is Operational
USCIS Has Provided Detailed Guidance to Address Backlog
As a follow-up to our Alert on this topic earlier this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that E-Verify has resumed operations.
The announcement provides detailed guidance for catching up after the period during which E-Verify was unavailable due to the government shutdown.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new $103,265 fee for every H-1B application subject to the annual “cap” lottery. If finalized, the fee would be payable when the petition is filed and would apply
Note: This Alert has been updated to reflect different effective dates for two separate regulations we describe below.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) published on August 21, 2026, three final rules addressing federal contractor equal employment opportunity obligations.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) will publish today, Friday, August 21, 2026, three final rules addressing federal contractor equal employment opportunity obligations.
The new regulations become effective October 26, 2026.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new $103,265 fee for every H-1B application subject to the annual “cap” lottery. If finalized, the fee would be payable when the petition is filed and would apply
Note: This Alert has been updated to reflect different effective dates for two separate regulations we describe below.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) published on August 21, 2026, three final rules addressing federal contractor equal employment opportunity obligations.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) will publish today, Friday, August 21, 2026, three final rules addressing federal contractor equal employment opportunity obligations.
The new regulations become effective October 26, 2026.
In late May 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility & Transparency Act (the "Act"). The Act is comprehensive and regulates many different areas beyond employment, such as consumer and companion chatbots, frontier-model developers, generative-AI content
What Does This Mean for Colorado Employers?
This new law passed in Colorado imposes specific restrictions on how employers handle government-issued identification documents for their Colorado employees. The law prohibits employers from demanding, confiscating, or improperly retaining certain identification documents,
The U.S. Supreme Court, in its recent decision in Trump v. Barbara, concluded that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to all children born in the United States, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
In 1979, the EEOC published “Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Of 1964”. 29 C.F.R Part 1608 (“the Guidance”) which provided guidance to employers electing to implement voluntary affirmative action programs.
On June 8, a federal district court in Massachusetts struck down, on a nationwide basis, the administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee requirement, which it had implemented in September 2025.
In a significant policy change, the administration recently announced that, effective immediately, applicants for permanent ‘green card’ visa status generally must be physically outside the U.S. at the time of their application.
Colorado employers using artificial intelligence in employment decision-making need to prepare for new compliance obligations. On May 14, 2026, Colorado enacted the new law - SB 26-189 - substantially revising the state’s prior artificial intelligence law and establishing new requirements for organizations that use ‘au
