Trump Administration’s new H1 rules have been set aside by a federal judge

The U.S District Court, Northern District of California, in the matter of Chamber of Commerce v. DHS, has set aside the interim rule by the Department of Labor increasing the H-1B wages.

The court also set aside the DHS regulations that were set to take effect on December 8, 2020, wherein the DHS is revising the regulatory definition of and standards for a “specialty occupation” and revising the definition of “United States employer”; and limiting the validity period for third-party placement petitions to a maximum of 1 year.