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USCIS Completes FY2027 H-1B Selections as Filing Opens Under Wage-Weighted Rules

The shift links lottery odds to job wage levels, forcing tighter documentation and new cost and travel choices for employers and workers.

Labor Department Proposes Sharp Increase to H‑1B and PERM Prevailing Wages

Alameda County Campaign Files $30 Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative

Wage-Weighted H-1B Selection Set for FY 2027 as $100,000 Fee Largely Spares U.S.-Based Applicants

DHS Final Rule Replaces H‑1B Lottery With Wage‑Weighted Selection for FY 2027

DHS Finalizes Wage-Weighted H-1B Selection for FY 2027 as Court Upholds $100,000 Fee

Hilton Americas-Houston Strike Ends With Deal Setting $20 Minimum Wage

DHS Proposes Wage-Weighted H-1B Lottery, Opens 30-Day Comment Window