We anticipate that this year, the government will once again receive at least twice as many H-1B application packages than the 65,000 annual cap allows. We provide this alert to assist you in identifying and preparing for H-1B challenges.

This article appeared in the San Francisco Daily Journal on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, page 6.

As the year closes, it is a perfect time to tell U.S. employers that the old mind-set about immigration compliance and enforcement must be thrown out.

The link to the new I-9 form and handbook can be found here.

Mandatory use of the new I-9 form does not begin until December 26, 2007.