Hiring

Federal court upholds $100K visa fee; appeal fast-tracked

01/20/2026

Back in September, President Trump issued a proclamation setting a new $100,000 visa fee for foreign workers under the H-1B visa classification. The $100K fee may deter some smaller employers from hiring foreign workers despite a need for such workers when few citizens or legal residents with the required skills exist in the domestic labor market.

Bipartisan bill could extend WOTC for 5 years, add eligibility

01/12/2026

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit was conceived to encourage hiring applicants who otherwise might be overlooked and give them a chance to rejoin the workforce and become productive, tax-paying members of society.

New York bans credit history in hiring: What HR must do before April

01/12/2026

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Dec. 19 that will prohibit New York employers from using credit history in employment decisions. The law takes effect April 18, giving organizations exactly 120 days to overhaul their screening practices.

What 500 executives predict about AI and hiring in 2026

12/19/2025

The panic about AI stealing jobs might be overblown. According to a report from global employment platform G-P, 41% of U.S. executives believe AI will remove barriers and reduce the complexity of hiring and managing global teams in 2026—fundamentally changing how and where companies compete for talent. Only 22% think AI will replace too many jobs too quickly.

ICE at the door? Court provides new reason to deny entry

12/15/2025

Immigration laws require employers to cooperate by making sure employees have the proper documentation when hired and moving forward. But those laws set standards for how ICE can gain entry to non-public areas of your business.

Salary history bans show measurable progress in closing pay gaps

11/24/2025

Using large-scale labor market and job-posting datasets, researchers found that removing past pay from negotiations not only increases transparency and boosts starting salaries but also delivers outsized gains for women and nonwhite workers whose prior earnings often reflect structural inequities rather than true market value.

Best practices regarding the role of social media in hiring and firing decisions

11/17/2025

Age, sex, religion, disability and marital status are just some of the characteristics commonly revealed by the most cursory—or even accidental—social media search. But just because you can access sensitive information easily doesn’t mean you should. Here are some suggestions for a social media policy that makes sense and avoids legal problems.

End of automatic visa extensions makes I-9 compliance more difficult

11/10/2025

Effective Oct. 30, USCIS is no longer granting automatic extensions. That means your employees can no longer legally work unless they submitted their renewal requests by Oct. 30.

Drowning in applications? Here’s how to stay afloat

11/10/2025

A recent CNBC article quotes executives who cite receiving “300–500 applications in one day” and another who references “150–200 in 24 hours.” This amounts to hours of additional time spent sifting through résumés in search of the perfect candidate. To help save you some time, we’re offering a few tips to streamline the process—without skipping crucial steps along the way.

Updated H-B1 visa rules offer clarification

11/03/2025

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced updated guidance regarding the new $100,000 fee for employers who want to sponsor workers under the H-1B visa program.