June 26, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
As of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number [...]

Department of Homeland Security reports that H-1B Quota is still open:
June 5, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
As of June 5, 2009, approximately 44,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept [...]

For many employers who have gone through the H-1B process of filing a specialty occupation visa petition for a foreign worker, it is too often the case that after the process is over, the next time the employer seeks immigration counsel is many years later, if ever. If one could ever make a potentially [...]

USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B Count (Updated 5/26/09)
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09042065 (posted May. 26, 2009)”

May 22, 2009 H-1B Cap Count
On May 26, 2009 USCIS updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the H-1B cap on the USCIS website. As of May 22, 2009, approximately 45,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions had [...]

Dear Readers: It has been a long time in coming, but the word on the street is that immigration reform may occur within the year. Those of us in the trenches are skeptical, but as we understand it, President Obama has scheduled a meeting to take place in early June with congressional leaders to launch  [...]