Tag: "H-2B Visa"
Louisiana Employers Testify Forced Wage Increases May Shut Down Their Businesses
All decisions regarding a U.S. Department of Labor ruling requiring higher pay for legal aliens to take effect Nov. 30 have been taken under advisement by U.S. District Judge Dee Drell.
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LSPMB Discusses Labor Regulations Endangering Louisiana Businesses in Washington
LSPMB meets with Washington, D.C. legislators and media regarding new H-2B labor regulations for seasonal workers.
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Changes to H-2B Visa Program Delayed
New wage rule would have set higher wages for workers under the H-2B program.
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Hearing Set for New Labor Regulations Threatening Louisiana Seafood Businesses
Plaintiffs will ask to delay or halt new H-2B wage changes at a hearing in Alexandria, La., on September 23.
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From The New York Times: La. Business Owners Sue Over New Rules for Guest Workers
Julia Preston from The New York Times writes about the H-2B visa program and a federal lawsuit brought by Louisiana businesses.
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New Labor Regulations Threaten to Shut Down Louisiana Seafood Businesses
H-2B visa program could increase the salaries of most foreign workers in Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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Gulf Seafood Leaders in D.C. to Ask Congress for Help
Even though the April 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be a fading memory for many people, the financial fallout and hardships are still being felt by the seafood industry and thousands of businesses, large and small.
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Louisiana Seafood Businesses Face More Challenges
Like many small businesses, Motivatit Seafoods relies on seasonal laborers who are legally brought into the U.S. with H-2B visas. But new legislation threatens to cripple the visa program — and deliver yet another blow to Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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