Important Immigration Legislative Announcement Made By Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA)
As stated on 
April 23, 2009 by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), they will soon introduce a new immigration bill that, if signed into law, will have far reaching consequences for employers of H-1B and L-1 workers.
The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act is expected not only to create new obligations and requirements for U.S. employers, but also to give the government additional authority to audit and investigate them. The bill will require employers to make a good faith effort to recruit and prohibit the displacement of U.S. workers before hiring H-1B and L-1 workers. Moreover, the bill will require USDOL to conduct annual audits of companies who employ large numbers of H-1B workers. The bill will also institute a number of reforms to the L-1 visa program, including establishing for the first time a process to investigate, audit and penalize L-1 visa abuses.
