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April 28, 2016

SGG Marks Service Milestone After Scientific Breakthrough

Originally published March 29, 2016 Over the past few months, the media has given considerable attention to mankind’s first detection of gravitational waves in space using Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. This phenomenon, resulting from the merger of two black holes, was predicted in 1915 by Albert Einstein. For the past four decades, thousands…

STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period

Originally published March 18, 2016 On March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a regulation that extends the period of work authorization from its current 17-month period to 24 months for foreign students who will be employed in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) occupations by U.S. companies that participate in E-Verify.…

Employer Alerts – Spring 2016

H-1B Cap Season in Full Swing The H-1B filing window for fiscal year 2017 is set to open on April 1, 2016, much to the delight of many would-be H-1B workers with offers of employment in the United States. A total of 85,000 H-1B visas are available under the cap; 20,000 of which are set…