Qualifying Form I-797s must include a notice date on or after 12/1/19 through 8/20/20. Additionally, this form must be informing of Approval of an Application for EAD (Form I-765) until 12/1/20. Employees may use the EAD Approval Notice to establish employment...
Month: August 2020
HR Alert: There Is an Additional Extension of the Flexibility of Virtual Verification for Form I-9
DHS and ICE recently announced another extension of the flexibility of virtual verification to comply with the requirements of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Previously, the deadline for flexible verification was set to expire on August 18. However,...
USCIS Conducts an Unprecedented 2nd H-1B Cap Lottery: What It Means for You
On August 14, 2020, without notice or warning, USCIS conducted an unprecedented second H-1B cap lottery for FY2021. Here’s what made the second lottery possible. After the initial lottery, certain employers chose not to file some of their selected H-1B cap...
Anything and Everything Is U
Michael Moore is a future-thinking artist and designer who believes that art not only surrounds us and is a cornerstone of all cultures, but that it helps to improve our understanding of different peoples as well. Because of this, he thinks it should be part of...
A Client’s Note of Appreciation Regarding an Approval
H-1B RFE approval “Thank you for all the help, effort and planning involved in responding to my H1B RFE. I am extremely happy that the end result worked out great to our benefit. I understand the efforts involved and wanted to let you know how much it means...
Best Practices for Photos on Your Website
Let’s say you start a business. Naturally, you decide you need a website to market your services or products. Maybe you choose to build the website yourself using a template. Or you hire a third party to create a customized website. In either scenario, you are going...
Marks Gray Proud to Partner with JaxUSA Partnership to Support EarnUp
“If you’re looking for a perfect world or a perfect situation, it doesn’t exist. Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take action and don’t give up until you achieve your goal - Begin, commit and persist!" Marks Gray is proud to support Earn Up, a growing collaborative...
Buy it, Use it, Break it, Fix it
Owning your own business doesn’t always have to start from the ground up. For many, owning their own business is not a “forever” plan; the goal is to build that business up and sell it once they are ready to move on. Buying or selling a business is an involved...