Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up.
Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy...
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Tag: Department of Labor
Collective Action Protections for H-2A Workers Face Uphill Legal Battles
In April, the Department of Labor (DOL) published an expansive regulation aimed at increasing...
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Biden’s New H-2A Rule Expands Protections and Increases Oversight for Migrant Workers
On April 29, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a new rule aimed at protecting workers on...
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Employment-Based Immigration to Get an Important Update with Biden’s Artificial Intelligence Executive Order
Written by Steven Hubbard, Senior Data Scientist and Leslie Dellon, Senior Attorney (Business...
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Department of Labor Report Highlights Severity of Child Labor in the US and Worldwide
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its yearly Findings on the Worst Forms of Child...
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Immigrant Workers Who Report Labor Violations Will Be Protected Under This New Policy
Immigrant workers who are the victims of labor exploitation are often faced with a difficult...
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State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored...
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District Court Stops Regulations Restricting the H-1B Visa Category
On December 1, a federal district court judge disrupted the Trump administration’s relentless...
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Restrictions on Foreign Workers Will Hurt America’s Recovery From COVID-19
The Trump administration issued two rules October 8 that, if not overturned, will further restrict...
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30,000 More Seasonal Worker Visas to Become Available After a Bipartisan Push
In a welcome immigration-related development, the Trump administration has proposed increasing the annual allotment of H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers. As employers have long argued, the current cap is woefully inadequate to meet the demand for workers in seasonal industries. The H-2B program is designed for seasonal work. Some of the most common occupations […]
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