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Author Message   Vjawarrior Kurra Bewarse Username: Vjawarrior Post Number: 1013 Registered: 05-2017 Posted From: 192.251.84.7 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Monday, December 18, 2017 - 9:22 am:    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose to revise the definition of specialty occupation to increase focus on obtaining the best and the brightest foreign nationals via the H-1B program, and revise the definition of employment and employer-employee relationship to better protect U.S. workers and wages. In addition, DHS will propose additional requirements designed to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders. Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) Priority: Other Significant RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined EO 13771 Designation: Other CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4) Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184 Legal Deadline: None Statement of Need: The purpose of these changes is to ensure that H-1B visas are awarded only to individuals who will be working in a job which meets the statutory definition of specialty occupation. In addition, these changes are intended to ensure that the H-1B program supplements the U.S. workforce and strengthens U.S. worker protections. Summary of the Legal Basis: Alternatives: Anticipated Costs and Benefits: DHS is still considering the cost and benefit impacts of the proposed provisions. In general, DHS anticipates that there may be some filing fees and opportunity costs of time in preparing and filing forms for the eligible population. DHS also anticipates benefits in the form of reduced fraud and abuses of the current H-1B program. Risks: Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 10/00/2018 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov RIN Data Printed in the FR: No Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings Division Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529 Phone:202 272-8377 Fax:202 272-1480 Email: kevin.j.cummings@uscis.dhs.gov