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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,

Labor Dept. Proposes Reorganizing Applications for Prevailing Wage Determination and Temporary Employment Certification

Posted on 09/16/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has proposed reorganizing ETA Form 9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination; ETA Form 9142, Application for Temporary Employment Certification; and the… Read More

Posted in DOL, ETA, H-2A,

ETA Announces 2012 Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A Workers

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The AEWRs range from a low of $9.30 per hour in Mississippi and Louisiana to a high of $12.26 per hour in Hawaii. (PDF notice)

Posted in ETA, H-2A,

Labor Dept. Inspector General Identifies ‘Integrity of Foreign Labor Certification Programs’ as a Top Management Challenge

Posted on 12/01/2011 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has identified maintaining the integrity of foreign labor certification programs among the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the… Read More

Posted in DOL, ETA, H Visas, H-1B, H-2B, OIG,