ImmiTips

In general, when an employer employing foreign nationals decides to make deductions from such an employee’s salary, the employer must be sure that doing so would not push the employee’s actual wages below the prevailing wage required by the labor certification. Exceptions are made for “authorized” deductions that are required by law and/or that are also made against the wages of U.S. workers similarly employed.

PERM, or the Program Electronic Review Management System, is the process through which employers looking to hire foreign nationals to work in the United States on a permanent basis may gain approval. PERM applicants must file form ETA 9089 with the Department of Labor.

It’s been a month of increasing salary cuts and lay offs for the US economy. The financial crisis plaguing the US market is forcing many businesses to cut down on work hours, salary, benefits etc. But employers need to be aware that making these adjustments for foreign workers may amount violations of the regulations [...]

People were expecting a war, but it turned out to be just a small skirmish, but everyone shaking hands and making nice. Back in June 2008, the Department of Labor initiated mass audit into cases handled by one of the biggest immigration law firms in US Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, on charges [...]

Not many employers are aware that the US offers a separate temporary work visa category for Registered Nurses – the H1-C Visa. For employers, H1-C is a more immediate relief then the Schedule A category which often has long waiting lists.
What is H1-C Program?
The H1-C program was established by the Nursing Relief for [...]