According to a draft scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on February 1, 2021, the Biden administration plans to delay the effective date of the In the final days of the Trump administration, DOL published a rule designed to raise minimum wages for high-skilled workers. With a March 15, 2021, effective date, that rule would start to affect H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 work visa cases, as well as PERM filings in July 2021. Among other things, Level I and Level II wages moved up a step, making it more difficult to hire entry-level employees.