Labor Department Issues Another Minimum Wage Rule For High-Skilled Workers

Apparently undeterred by prior litigation striking it down, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published another rule in the Federal Register raising minimum wages for high-skilled workers. The “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States” Rule (Wage Protection Rule) will go into effect on March 15, 2021 and will start to affect H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 work visa cases, as well as PERM filings in July 2021......
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

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