By Jessica Cook The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) continues to issue Form I-9 Notices of Inspection to … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Are We So Crazed About “Passive” Job Candidates?
I know what it is to be a “passive” job candidate. OK, so maybe I wasn’t really all that passive if you get right to it. But twice, I was … Read more
Is There a Visa Lottery Coming Sometime Soon?
It’s looking more and more like the H-1B visa limit will be reached virtually instantaneously this year. The Wall Street Journal reports this week that … Read more
H-1B Visa Reform Could Make Life Harder For Staffing Companies
Stiff new immigration laws introduced by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley could stop staffing companies from bringing in H-1B visa holders. Declaring … Read more
Expansion of Remote Work Options May Be Fueling Explosion of I-9 Audits
There’s an interesting piece in SHRM’s most recent HR Week about the explosion of I-9 audits in recent years. In short, they’ve grown from three (3) in … Read more
Temporary Worker Program Under Fire From the Department of Labor
By Kim Kiel Thompson During the holiday season, many companies supplement the year-round workforce with temporary workers, including foreign workers … Read more
The Top 12 Immigration Mistakes Employers Made in 2012
By Shannon Stevenson Give your company the gift of an immigration audit this year – it may just keep your company off the government’s naughty list. Here … Read more
Employment Law Basics: The Immigration Reform and Control Act
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
Tired of H-1B Visa Problem, Microsoft Puts Its Money Where It’s Mouth Is
Who says you can’t throw money at a problem? Faced with the chronic issue of too few H-1B visas and the unwillingness of Congress or the Obama … Read more
Tired of Bickering Politicians? Deloitte Report Offers Some Centrist Ideas for U.S. Competitiveness
A new report from Deloitte, one that’s hard to characterize as liberal or conservative, offers some ways to address the U.S. unemployment problem and … Read more