Tag: H-2B

Audit Finds Many Unused Visas Still Available

EASTON, Md. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will make available thousands of unused H-2B non-immigrant visas after an audit found there were...

NALP has filed suit in federal court

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), and other landscaping groups, has sued over new H-2B regulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security...
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Hitting A Home Run In St. Louis

St. Louis is a great baseball town. The folks there love their MLB Cardinals, and why not? The team is the winner of 11...
Why We Play The H-2B Numbers Game

Why We Play the H-2B Numbers Game

The H-2B nonimmigrant seasonal guest worker program is a relatively small and insignificant federal program. Strangely though, even though it seemingly works exactly as...
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NHLA Sues DOL & DHS Over H-2B Policies

MIAMI, Fla. — The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) joined Bayou Lawn and Landscape Services, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Superior Forestry Inc....

Mikulski Calls On Secretary of DHS To Audit H-2B Visas

Maryland Senator wants unused visas to be made available to eligible businesses. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), vice chairwoman of the...

WSJ Weighs In on Labor’s Attempt to Scuttle H-2B

The Wall Street Journal on its online Opinion page Tuesday, April 21, took a swipe at the shenanigans of Labor Secretary Tom Perez in...

H-2B Supporters Continue the Battle Against DOL Rules

Supporters of the H-2B seasonal foreign worker program have been successful in temporarily blocking another H-2B program shutdown. Initially, the deadline for lifting the...
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H-2B Supporters Gather in Washington Seeking Help from Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C.— About 100 supporters of the H-2B seasonal guest worker program, many of them contractors, gathered together on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 15,...
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H-2B Supporters Stage April 15 Fly-in to Defend the Program

Many landscape companies shut out as the visa cap is reached too early. Washington, D.C. — Supporters of the H-2B nonimmigrant seasonal worker program are...
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Proposed Tax Break For Government Snow Removal Equipment In CA

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