DHS Announces Final Rule Imposing New Wage-Based H-1B Selection Process
Published on January 8, 2021 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will publish a final rule drastically altering the H-1B cap lottery selection process. The final rule will impose a wage-based preference system to replace the previously random H-1B lottery selection process. By publishing the final rule, DHS seeks to install a system that favors higher paid employees over those serving in lower paid positions based on the Department of Labor’s four-tiered wage level system. Because demand