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Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against US federal agency

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A group of seven American businesses Monday declared to have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services after the federal agency agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions on foreign work visas.

In March, the American Immigration Council, on behalf of the seven businesses, had filed a suit, challenging USCIS’s arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 solely because the H-1B workers’ intended employment start date fell after 1st October.

The claim asserted that based on this timeline, USCIS created a ridiculous decision. Also, foreign workers expected to begin on October 1 (and not a day later) or the US employer had to misrepresent the intended employment start date by “back-dating” the petition.

Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against US federal agency

“Arbitrary rejections confine business immigration in the US. Moreover, the goal of this case exhibits the importance of litigating to challenge unlawful agency actions and advance a fair process for employment-based immigration,” said Leslie Dellon, senior lawyer (business immigration) at the American Immigration Council.

Filed in the federal district court for the district of Massachusetts. Moreover, H-1B Lawsuit had called for halting USCIS’s arbitrary and capricious refusal. To accept timely and properly filed H-1B petitions. Which are subject to the annual statutory cap on H-1B visa numbers allocated each year, a media release said.

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“We excused the claim because USCIS promptly corrected its error. All of our customers’ applications have now been accepted by the USCIS. It is unfortunate that legal action was required. However, we thank the USCIS for making the best choice”. Said Mintz members and co-counsel for the plaintiffs Douglas Hauer and Laurence A Schoen.

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