The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) in the U.S. Department of Justice announced February 8 that it had reached a settlement agreement with Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC, a healthcare staffing company based in Casselberry, Florida, resolving allegations that the company had engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship status
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H-2B Cap Count Update
By Otieno B. Ombok on
Posted in US Immigration
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, as of January 4, 2013, it has received 22,769 petitions for temporary workers under the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program. This number counts toward the 33,000 H-2B cap for the first half of FY2013, which ends March 31. Of this number, 18,996 are approved and 3,773…
Texas Imposes Mandatory Service Requirement for Certain Foreign Physicians
By Otieno B. Ombok on
Posted in US Immigration
At a time when other states, such as New York, are liberalizing their MD licensure requirements for foreign physicians, Texas appears to be headed in the opposite direction. In an unprecedented move likely to affect the ability of hospitals and physician groups in Texas to hire foreign physicians, the Texas Medical Board has enacted changes…
DOL H-2B Rule Modifies Application Process, Strengthens Worker Protection; Effective April 23, 2012
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Posted in US Immigration
Reversing many of the critical reforms initiated in 2009 that streamlined the H-2B application process, the U.S. Department of Labor has amended its regulations governing the certification of the employment of foreign workers performing temporary or seasonal non-agricultural labor or services under the H-2B visa program. The Final Rule will take effect on April 23…