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[Webinar] Demystifying the 2025 H-2B Visa Program: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know - August 27th, 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST

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One of the most pressing issues facing seasonal businesses continues to be labor – specifically how to secure reliable employees to fill seasonal and permanent needs. Advertising does not always work and if you are lucky...more

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Demystifying the 2025 H-2B Visa Program: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know

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The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

H-2B Visa: 3 Must Knows for Employers

Each year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees the administration of the H-2B program that provides up to 66,000 visas for non-citizen workers to enter the United States to fill jobs in non-agricultural seasonal...more

Dickinson Wright

Grab Your Shot: Supplemental H-2B Visas for Those Who Missed the Lottery

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Amid the ever-evolving landscape of business and workforce dynamics, the recent buzz around the H-2B visa lottery has sent ripples of anticipation and concern through companies reliant on foreign workers. As immigration and...more

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DOL Releases Annual Fine Increases for Immigration-Related Violations

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its new immigration-related fines/penalties, effective January 15, 2024. Immigration-related violations before the DOL involve these visas: H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B. These increases...more

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H-2B Cap Reached for Additional Returning Workers for First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of January 9, 2024, the additional returning H-2B worker allotment of 20,716 visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023, to...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-2B Visa Update: Additional Temporary Nonagricultural Visas Granted for FY 2024

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Congress has approved an additional 64,716 H-2B visas for fiscal year 2024, supplementing the 66,000 available annually. As in prior years, restrictions will apply. A temporary final rule has been published in the Federal...more

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Federal Bill Proposes Victim Protection for Foreign Workers

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The current administration and multiple members of Congress seek to grant protections to H-2B non-agricultural temporary workers who are employed in the United States to fill temporary labor shortages in the U.S. market....more

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Numerical Limits On Non-Agricultural Workers H2B Visas

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In an effort to address the growing demand for H-2B visas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have collaborated to introduce a temporary rule for FY 2024. This rule will increase the...more

Dickinson Wright

65,000 More Reasons to Get Ready: Essential H-2B Filing Strategies for FY2024

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On November 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“D.H.S.”) with support of the Department of Labor (“D.O.L.”) announced that it expects to make available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural visas...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Looming U.S. Government Shutdown Directly Impacts Employers Hiring and Retaining Foreign Workers Through H-1B, H-2A/H-2B and/or...

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Following reports of competing bills in the House and Senate, the U.S. government is potentially headed for a shutdown, which would begin on October 1, 2023, the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year. This would directly affect...more

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Supplemental H-2B Cap for Returning Workers Reached for Early Second Half of Fiscal Year 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of March 30, 2023, the supplemental H-2B cap for returning workers had been reached for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023. As part...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DHS Issues Guidance on Additional H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Visas Allocated for FY 2023

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided guidance on the additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for fiscal year 2023. H-2B visas allow employers to bring workers to the United...more

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H-2B Visa Program gets “Peak Load” Visa Numbers Boost for FY 2023

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As U.S. companies struggle to find workers to fill their rosters, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), offered a reprieve through the authorization of supplemental...more

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DHS to Increase H-2B Visa Availability for Fiscal Year 2023

​​​​​​​The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it would publish a regulation to make available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural work visas for the 2023 fiscal year. The visas...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-2B Update: Nearly 65K Temporary Nonagricultural Visas Added to FY 2023 Allocation

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conjunction with the Department of Labor (DOL) will be starting the fiscal year by making an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available. This is on top...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Foreign Labor Options: What Every Struggling Seasonal Business Needs to Know about H-2A, H-2B and Green Cards

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It’s hard to believe, but it is already time to start planning for your labor needs for Spring 2023. As we know, finding, hiring, developing, and retaining adequate labor resources are some of the most vexing challenges for...more

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Supplementing Your Workforce with H-2B Visas? Here’s What You Need to Know

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Insights Jeanna MadlenerVice President, Producer/Account Executive, Property & Casualty June 8, 2022 /Property & Casualty For the second year in a row, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security...more

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More Than Twice as Many H-2B Visas to be Available for Summer Season

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As they did for last summer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) will make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of FY 2022....more

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New Guidance Issued on H-2B “Seasonal Worker” Overtime Advertising

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The H-2B work authorization visa for certain foreign workers, usually seasonal, has some new guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. As before, U.S. employers must first have their intended...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Harris Beach PLLC

It's H-2B Visa Season: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know for 2022

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The H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa programs has traditionally been the “go to” visa option for employers seeking to hire foreign nationals coming to the United States to fill non-professional or non-degreed...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

H-2B Visas Increase And Portability

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To help employers dealing with labor shortages due to the limits on H-2B temporary, seasonal visas, a new rule published by the Department of Labor (DOL) increases the H-2B numerical limits. DOL also released a rule that...more

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H-2B Visas For Summer Season

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By June 1, 2021, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had received more H-2B visas petitions than the allotted 16,000 slots for returning workers. A lottery will be conducted to determine which petitions will be accepted for...more

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More H-2B Visas To Be Released, DHS Announces

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it plans to release 22,000 more H-2B visas in addition to the 66,000 H-2B visas available annually, reserving 6,000 for the Northern Triangle countries of...more

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