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Check out the current edition of the Compliance News Flash (click here).  Here are the stories we are flagging for you this week:

  • Data breach litigation — breach of contract, negligence, invasion of privacy.
  • STEM OPT worksite visits by Homeland Security related to F-1 students working for a company.
  • $1.2 million civil fine

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This week’s edition of the Compliance News Flash (click here) includes blurbs about:

  • Portugal’s GDPR-implementing legislation.
  • Increased and new fees for international students and colleges/universities related to international students.
  • Salary history ban in Kansas City applicable to private employers.
  • The Federal Trade Commission rescinds certain model forms and disclosures.
  • Data breaches.

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Ever wonder who else is participating in E-Verify, the electronic employment eligibility program?  Now you can find out.  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides access to their participating employer database through the E-Verify Employers Search Tool.  While there are some limitations, the search tool covers currently enrolled employers and federal contractors in E-Verify…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be extending work permits for Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries while separately, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a notice extending benefits for certain Haitian students with F-1 visas.   

USCIS is extending the TPS designation for Haiti for 18 months, from January 23, 2013…

Check out the latest edition of E-Verify Connection, a publication of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Clocking in at one page, it is packed with interesting information, including:

  • The expanded list of  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) designated degree programs that qualify eligible graduates for Optional Practical Training (OPT).  Quick programming note —

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