On May 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a temporary rule with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) which was released on May 31, 2018, to increase the number of available H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 15,000 through the end of Fiscal Year 2018, which […]
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U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds $13.9 Million Due to Thousands of Chinese Employees Working on Saipan Casino and Hotel
9 Mar
by Foster LLP, on News
HONOLULU, HI – The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a series of settlements with contractors on Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that will pay a collective $13.9 million in back wages and damages to thousands of employees who came from China to build the Saipan […]
DOL to Study Ways to Improve Perm Labor Certification Program
10 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Pursuant to President Obama’s executive action announced on November 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the department will review the department’s PERM labor certification program in order to find ways to modernize the program so that it will be more responsive to changes in the […]