DOL proposes moving the four prevailing wage levels from the 17th/34th/50th/67th percentiles of OEWS data to the 34th/52nd/70th/88th. Applies to H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and PERM (EB-2/EB-3) filings made after the effective date; already-approved PWDs, LCAs and labor certifications are not affected. Comment period closed May 26, 2026. No final rule yet.
中文DOL 提议把 prevailing wage 四个等级从 OEWS 数据的第 17/34/50/67 百分位提高到第 34/52/70/88 百分位，适用于生效日之后提交的 H-1B、H-1B1、E-3 和 PERM（EB-2/EB-3）申请；已批准的 PWD、LCA 和 labor certification 不受影响。评论期已于 2026 年 5 月 26 日结束，最终规则尚未发布。
A court denied a stay sought in the federal lawsuit challenging the H-1B $100,000 fee policy, while the agencies' appeal of the vacatur continues, Mealey's reports.
A Department of Labor rule overhauling the PERM labor certification process for employment-based green cards has cleared White House (OIRA) review, Bloomberg reports, a procedural step that clears the way for the proposed rule to be published.
Cloudera settled a lawsuit with the Trump administration, agreeing to pay $2 million and accept a two-year ban on filing PERM labor certifications for green card sponsorship, American Bazaar reports.
Bloomberg reports the U.S. Department of Labor barred Cloudera from filing PERM green card applications for two years, affecting employees relying on the company's employment-based green card sponsorship.
A federal appeals court rejected the appeal of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Rhode Island kidney transplant physician who was deported in 2025 despite holding a valid H-1B visa, the Boston Globe reports.
A new bill introduced in Congress would raise the required H-1B wage threshold to as much as $140,000, Newsweek reports. If enacted, it would significantly raise the cost of sponsoring H-1B workers for employers.
DHS proposes removing the longstanding policy of deference to prior USCIS approvals involving the same facts when adjudicating extension requests, which would require H-1B and other nonimmigrant worker extension petitions to be re-proven from scratch each time.
Newsweek reports that H-1B visa renewals will face tougher USCIS reviews under a Trump administration proposal to end the agency's deference to prior approvals of H-1B workers.