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
8/19/2024
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Seasonal Workers ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas ,
Webinars
Want to know more about the 2025 H-2A Visa Program? Besides reading the below deep dive, you can register for our September 10 webinar, where we'll discuss the 2025 process, employer obligations and compliance requirements,...more
8/2/2024
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Audits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Form I-9 ,
H-2A ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Termination ,
USCIS ,
Visas
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
7/24/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Payroll Records ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Seasonal Workers ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
There has recently been a flurry of new Federal Register notices issued by U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) relating to fees and reimbursements for a myriad of visa...more
The U.S. Department of Labor recently distributed randomized H-2B group assignments. In the past, there have been a sufficient number of visas reserved for Group A to meet the initial visa cap of 33,000. Group A and Group B...more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 1718, which imposes strict changes on how businesses in Florida can hire and inflicts penalties on individuals who transport immigrants into the state without them being...more
6/8/2023
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E-Verify ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Florida ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Visas
At a time when health care is critical, physician shortages and other challenges continue to beset the United States. Vacancies and shortages in health care staffing are causing glaring deficiencies in meeting patient needs...more
12/20/2021
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H-1B ,
Healthcare ,
Immigrants ,
J-1 Visas ,
Labor Certifications ,
NAFTA ,
O-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Ability ,
PERM ,
Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW) ,
Visas
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
he Visa Bulletin - What is it?
The Visa Bulletin is a report published by the U.S. Department of State each month, and is essentially the road map through a foreign national’s green card journey. The primary purpose of...more
For nearly 10 years, employers, primarily in the technology sector, have had to navigate a complex maze of document requirements to comply with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy under what is known as...more
It’s strikingly apparent that the current global pandemic of COVID-19 is impacting travel and visa/immigration processes worldwide. As of right now, all USCIS processing centers for visa petitions remain open and...more
With our ever increasingly global workforce, it is becoming critical to have an awareness of immigration related concepts, not only the legal aspects of onboarding foreign hires, but also the “human”, cultural aspects of a...more
11/8/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Records ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Records ,
Immigration Status Discrimination ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Multinationals ,
Screening Procedures ,
Visas
New immigration policy requires all U.S. Consulates to review applicants’ public social media history, past e-mail addresses and recent phone numbers when adjudicating visa applications....more