The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Broadgate v. USCIS on August 13. The case challenged the January 8, 2010 Neufeld memo regarding the employer-employee relationship and third-party placement issues in H-1B petitions. This memo has made it tougher for consulting companies in the IT fields to get H-1B petitions approved. Other business and accounting consultancy practices have also been affected. The Court found that the Memorandum does not constitute a final agency action subject to judicial review. The Court concluded though that this memo only establishes interpretative guidelines for the law and does not bind the CIS officers in their H-1B determinations.
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