USCIS Releases Proposal to Eliminate Sixty-Day Grace Period. Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule, “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period,” in the Federal Register. As indicated by the title, the proposal would eliminate current regulations that allow certain nonimmigrant visa holders to remain in the United States for up to sixty days after separation from employment—a grace period generally used to pursue other immigration options or seek new employment opportunities. According to the proposal’s preamble, the current “60-day discretionary grace period disconnects the alien’s lawful status from the very basis of eligibility under these employment-based nonimmigrant classifications.” USCIS further maintains that eliminating the grace period eases its administrative burden. Comments are due on or before November 10, 2026.
DOL Issues New Wage-and-Hour Opinion Letters. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continues to release new opinion letters to provide insight into the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to real workplace situations. WHD released the following opinion letters this week:
The court found the relator did not allege specific reimbursement requests or facts linking challenged promotional statements to government payments. A Maryland federal district court dismissed a ...