Immigration Law and Legal Insights

While both agencies are moving toward a broader, more discretionary approach, their guidance reveals important similarities and differences that may affect immigrants, nonimmigrants, and their advocates.

Employers that include foreign talent as part of their workforces, particularly programs like the H-1B non-immigrant visa program, should pay close attention to recent enforcement information provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER) Section.

A rapidly shifting landscape of humanitarian protections presents ongoing compliance challenges for employers.