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...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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...
PLANET H-2B Update: Processing Resumes, But Support Still Needed
H-2B Update: Processing continues through April 15, but your support is needed. Thank you very much for everyone’s continued engagement in our H-2B advocacy efforts....
Don’t Be the Guy That Screws Things Up for the Rest of Us
When a landscape business owner does a foolish thing, that person makes it tougher for a lot of other people in the industry. This...
NHLA Scrutinizing New DOL H-2B Rules
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -"The new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule on the H-2B program is more than 500 pages long and the National Hispanic...
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Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry
Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.
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