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July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
Some H-2B visas are still available for this year.
July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
Learn about the process for obtaining an H-2A or H-2B visa and avoid falling victim to recruitment fraud.
July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
SCM Data and MMC Systems are accused of illegally "renting" H-1B workers to other companies and taking money out of their pay checks.
July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
The new rules specify that H-2B workers should receive an employment contact, at least 3/4 of the hours promised in the contact, and the reimbursement of visa and travel costs, among other protections.
July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
On March 17, as many as 50,000 workers in the coastal valley of San Quintín went on strike at the peak of the winter harvest, fueling a movement for farmworker justice that has unfolded on both sides of the border.
April 1, 2015 | 0 comments
Act now to support workers' rights within the H-2B temporary work program. Centro de los Derechos del Migrante and Polaris launched a petition on Change.org to strengthen protections for H-2B workers. Sign the petition today!
March 24, 2015 | 0 comments
Following a temporary suspension, the H-2B temporary work visa program has resumed operations.
March 11, 2015 | 0 comments
A new report published on March 6, 2015, by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluates the H-2A and H-2B visa programs, finding that workers lack adequate protections. The report, H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs: Increased Protections...
July 22, 2015 | 0 comments
The H-2B temporary work program has been temporarily suspended. U.S. companies that have already received approval from the U.S. government to hire workers on H-2B visas can continue with the hiring process.
March 11, 2015 | 0 comments
On February 18th, 2015, a federal jury awarded $14 million USD in damages to five former H-2B workers. The five had been recruited by Signal International to work as welders in Mississippi, repairing oil rigs after Hurricane Katrina. It was an...
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