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September metro jobs: lower unemployment is not the same as expanding payrolls
Today’s BLS metropolitan release gives two different views of local labor markets. Use them to refine a location shortlist, then verify the occupation, employer and current opening.
Openbound analysis · Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Openbound updated
4 trends explaining why recruiters are struggling right now
“You may be getting applications from people who have never heard of your job or company,” one senior director analyst said.
News · Source: HR Dive · Source published
¿No fuiste seleccionado en la lotería H-1B para el año fiscal 2027? Estas son tus mejores alternativas
Los resultados de la lotería H-1B para el año fiscal 2027 ya están disponibles y, para muchos profesionales extranjeros y empleadores, el resultado ha sido decepcionante. Con la transición hacia un sistema de selección basado en niveles salariales y un mayor escrutinio por parte
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Source published
U.S. weekly pay rose more slowly than prices: how to compare a job offer
The latest BLS quarterly earnings release is a purchasing-power checkpoint, not an engineering salary guide. Compare the actual role, compensation structure and worksite before judging an offer.
Openbound analysis · Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Openbound updated
September state jobs data: why a growing state is only the first filter
BLS’s October 20 release separates payroll employment from unemployment. International candidates still need to verify the exact occupation, current opening and sponsorship path.
Openbound analysis · Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Openbound updated
Cornell prevails on DEI hiring lawsuit after judge finds plaintiff ‘had no intention of reentering academia’
The judge in the case managed to sidestep arguments about DEI-based discrimination, which have gained some traction in the federal court system.
News · Source: HR Dive · Source published
My application under the company’s blanket L approval was denied at the consulate. Can the employer still file an individual L-1 petition with USCIS?
Answer Generally, yes. A blanket L refusal does not necessarily prevent the employer from filing an individual Form I-129 petition with USCIS. The individual petition should address the concerns raised during the blanket application and include detailed evidence establishing each
News · Source: Murthy Law Firm · Source published
B-2 Change of Status RFE: How to Document Your Activities and Temporary Stay
Your H-1B employment ended, and you filed Form I-539 to request a change to B-2 so you could remain in the United States temporarily. Months later, while your application is still pending, USCIS sends a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking how you have spent your time: Where have yo
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Source published
PERM Modernization Rule Clears OMB Review: What Employers Should Know
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to modernize the PERM labor certification process has cleared an important regulatory milestone. On October 23, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of the proposed rule, titled Modernizing the Labor Ma
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Source published
Proposed new OPT fee would decimate the international talent pipeline
Zuzana Čeplá Wootson, deputy director of federal policy at the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, argues that proposed OPT fees would harm students, employers and US competitiveness.
News · Source: The PIE News · Source published
Company’s DEI policy made White men ‘second-class’ candidates, judge rules
A Florida district court held mostly for plaintiffs in the case, who claimed Danaher Corp. unlawfully maintained diverse hiring slates that favored women and people of color.
News · Source: HR Dive · Source published
Court ruling fails to end wait for thousands of immigrants stuck abroad without visas
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries.
News · Source: NPR · Source published