Agriculture, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law

Introduction of A New Agricultural Guestworker Bill

by Florian Dauny | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/6/2013

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced on April 26, 2013 the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) a bill to provide American farmers with a workable temporary agricultural guestworker...more

H-2B Adjudication Resumed

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/30/2013

As previously reported, on March 22, 2013, USCIS temporarily suspended adjudication of most H-2B petitions while the government considered appropriate action in response to the Court Order in Comite de Apoyo a los...more

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Provides Opportunities for President, Republicans, High-Tech Companies, Labor Unions

by Stephen Roberts, Steven Valentine | K&L Gates LLP on 4/3/2013

With the current Congressional focus on discretionary spending and revenue issues surrounding Sequestration, it may seem like little attention can be paid to other policy reforms. In comprehensive immigration reform,...more

IMMIGRATION CLIENT ALERT: Congress Seeks to Reform Agricultural Worker Visas

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 3/26/2013

For nearly two decades, Capitol Hill has debated ways to provide a stable workforce for American farmers through immigration reform. Proposals have largely targeted reforms to the H-2A nonimmigrant visa program, which gives...more

Preparing For Seasonal Agricultural Labor

by Kimberly A. Clarke | Varnum LLP on 3/7/2013

The U.S. government's expected focus on immigration and employment law enforcement in 2013 will continue to significantly impact agricultural employers. In 2012, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security...more

Immigration Alert: Immigration Reform Discussions Underway in Washington

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/25/2013

In the weeks since President Obama and the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight both announced their set of principles for comprehensive immigration reform, a heightened debate of how reform will come to fruition has taken hold...more

Immigration Reform: Comparing the Senate Proposal with the White House Proposal

by Diane M. Butler | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 2/1/2013

This week, both President Obama and the Senate announced frameworks for comprehensive immigration reform. The following is a comparison of key elements in each of the plans....more

2013 New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) and New Prevailing Wage Rates for Certain Occupations Processed Under H-2A Special...

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 1/18/2013

The Department of Labor has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing new Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for each state based on the Farm Labor Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The AEWRs...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC - Summer 2012

by McAfee & Taft on 7/17/2012

Inside This Issue: - The Equal Access to Justice Act: A valuable tool for farmers in crop insurance disputes - Avoiding hidden liabilities with employee housing agreements - H-2A workers: A solution to farm labor...more

H-2A and H-2B Visas Open Up for 2012

by Ronald Shapiro on 1/27/2012

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) recently announced that citizens from 53 different countries will be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs this year. The H-2A program...more

EB-2 Visas for China and India Move Five Months and Other Immigration Law Updates

by Duane Morris LLP on 6/22/2011

In This Issue: July Visa Bulletin; EB-2 for China and India Move Five Months; Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's E-Verify Requirement; Supreme Court Remands Hazelton Immigration Law Challenge to Third Circuit; Alabama Enacts...more

Siskind's Immigration Bulletin – October 25, 2010

by Gregory Siskind on 10/27/2010

1. Openers; 2. ABCs of Immigration Law: H-2A Temporary Agricultural Visas; 3. Ask Visalaw.com; 4. Border and Enforcement News: ICE says no opt-out for local jurisdictions, Immigration audits of employers increase, Deportation...more

Feds Using Forfeiture Laws in Aggressive Employer Audit Campaign

by James Aldrich on 10/8/2010

Federal authorities have begun using forfeiture statutes against businesses employing illegal aliens and undocumented workers....more

ICE Steps Up Its Aggressive Employer Audit Campaign: The Use of Forfeiture Laws to Seize the Assets of Businesses Employing...

by James Aldrich on 10/8/2010

Federal authorities have begun using forfeiture statutes against businesses that employ illegal aliens and undocumented workers...more

Visas for Seasonal or Temporary Workers

by International Legal Counsel, LLC on 3/19/2008

US Immigration Laws offer visas available for seasonal or temporary workers. These visas are usually mostly used by US Companies, hotels, restaurants, farms, and any other sort of business entity with a seasonal or temporary...more

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