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Agencies Investigate H-1B Outsourcing Firms; Layoffs Provoke Controversy

Posted on 06/19/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Several companies have been in the spotlight recently due to hiring H-1B workers and laying off U.S. workers in similar positions. According to reports, the Departments of Labor (DOL) and… Read More

Posted in DOJ, DOL, ETA, H-1B, LCA, USCIS,

DOL, DHS Publish Rules on H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program, Related Prevailing Wage Methodology

Posted on 05/15/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

In response to recent court decisions that the U.S. Departments of Labor and Homeland Security say have created significant uncertainty about the H-2B temporary foreign nonagricultural worker program, the agencies… Read More

Posted in DHS, DOL, H-2B,

District Court Grants Extension to DOL for H-2B Program

Posted on 05/01/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On April 15, 2015, the federal district court in the Northern District of Florida issued an order effectively allowing the Department of Labor (DOL) to continue issuing temporary labor certifications… Read More

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AAO Decides Two Cases—Definition of ‘Doing Business’ and Material Change in Place of Employment

Posted on 04/14/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) recently decided two cases of interest. In Matter of Leaching International, Inc., 26 I&N Dec. 532 (AAO 2015), in which… Read More

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Labor Dept. Publishes 2015 Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals and Travel Reimbursements

Posted on 03/06/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On February 23, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published allowable charges for H-2A agricultural workers’ meals and travel subsistence reimbursement, including lodging. DOL provides the methodology for determining the… Read More

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Labor Dept. Publishes 2015 Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals and Travel Reimbursements

Posted on 02/27/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On February 23, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published allowable charges for H-2A agricultural workers’ meals and travel subsistence reimbursement, including lodging. DOL provides the methodology for determining the… Read More

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DOL Elaborates on Procedures Under Comite de Apoyo Decision Re H-2B Prevailing Wages

Posted on 01/07/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

In response to inquiries, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) recently elaborated on the procedures for implementing the decision in Comite de Apoyo a los… Read More

Posted in DOL, H Visas, H-2B,

DOL Announces 2015 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates

Posted on by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On December 19, 2014, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification published a notice (PDF) in the Federal Register announcing new Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for… Read More

Posted in DOL, H Visas, H-2A,

Labor Dept. To Modernize PERM Recruitment and Application Requirements

Posted on 12/04/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a fact sheet announcing that it will review the PERM labor certification program and relevant regulations with a goal of updating them. DOL… Read More

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Labor Dept. Establishes Interagency Working Group on Worker Protections

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The Department of Labor recently announced the creation of an interagency working group to identify policies and procedures that promote the consistent enforcement of federal labor, employment, and immigration laws… Read More

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