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08/19/2026

USCIS form deadline September 15: what H-4 and F-1 filers must act on now

Starting September 15, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will reject any filing of Form I-539 or Form I-765 that carries an edition date older than 09/15/26. For H-4 spouses in the middle of an Employment Authorization ...

08/18/2026

6 min

Software developers fill 29% of certified US H-1B jobs

One number from this summer's federal data release deserves a close look if you're a software developer, data scientist, or electronics engineer weighing your next career move. On August 14, the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor ...

08/18/2026

6 min

AI layoffs drag down worker productivity, US study finds

Open any job board right now and the pattern is hard to miss: role after role promises an AI-first environment, transformation through automation, and productivity gains that are just around the corner. That pitch may sound compelling. But a ...

08/18/2026

8 min

Colorado minimum wage jumps to $15.71 an hour in 2027

Drive twenty minutes across the Denver metro in 2027 and the minimum wage under your feet changes three times. The state floor sits at $15.71 an hour. Cross into Denver proper and it jumps to $19.84. That $12.59 gap between Denver's local floor ...

08/14/2026

7 min

D.C.'s $18.40 floor versus Virginia's $12.77: the DMV wage gap decoded

A cashier ringing up groceries in Arlington, Virginia takes home nearly $12,000 less per year than a colleague doing the same job three miles away in downtown Washington, D.C. That difference, documented by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and ...

08/14/2026

7 min

What the new $4,000 H-1B and L-1 renewal fee means for HR

Starting September 9, 2026, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule converts H-1B and L-1 visa renewals into a recurring per-worker cost for the organizations most structurally dependent on that talent pool. Covered employers, defined ...

08/13/2026

7 min

Gen X workers burn out from caregiving as US employers lag

Nearly 1 in 4 Gen X workers now spend the equivalent of two full workdays each week on caregiving responsibilities, according to a July 2026 report from resume consultancy Zety. For CHROs and HR directors, that figure is not a wellness ...

08/13/2026

7 min

US small business health premiums to jump 14% in 2027, KFF says

A KFF analysis of preliminary rate filings across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. found that insurers are requesting a median 14% premium increase on small group health plans for 2027. That is bigger than the 11% increase insurers requested ...

08/12/2026

6 min

U.S. employers plan a 3.5% raise in 2027: what it means for your pay?

The early numbers for 2027 pay raises are out, and they are not a reason to celebrate. U.S. employers are planning an average and median salary increase of 3.5% for 2027, according to Payscale's 11th Annual Salary Budget Survey. That projection ...

08/12/2026

8 min

How AI is splitting the US labour market in two

The US labor market is running a split screen in 2026. Through July, employers have announced 477,033 job cuts, down 41% from the 806,383 recorded in the same seven months of 2025, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas . That headline ...

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