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Unlike large companies that can easily take risks, small businesses are vulnerable to risks that can prove detrimental. Copyright law is a prime example of such a risk.
Read OnEmployers who want to sponsor employees on H-1B visas have a crucial deadline looming. USCIS will soon announce the registration period for the H-1B lottery for FY2024. Last year, the H-1B Visa Lottery Registration ran from March 1st to March 18th. There are 5 phases to this process to be aware of, and now is the time to get your ducks lined up before registration opens.
Read OnAt a time when the United States should be encouraging immigration and finding ways to make the process easier, fairer, and faster, it is instead proposing to hike immigration fees significantly on businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, cultural groups, researchers, professors, and a host of others whose path to lawful status in the US is through an I-129 or an I-140. The public comment period is open until March 6, 2023.
Read OnBeginning April 19, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security is making available work authorization to Ukrainian F-1 students under certain circumstances who are experiencing extreme economic hardship as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Read OnThe U.S. Copyright office announced the launch of its Copyright Claims Board website.
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