Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducts regular workplace audits to ensure businesses comply with employment eligibility verification requirements. The goal is to verify that organizations are only hiring authorized workers and keeping accurate...
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The experience requirements for EB-1B outstanding academics
Are you an outstanding professor or researcher with dreams of working in the United States? If so, the EB-1B visa might be one of your potential pathways. This visa, which is part of the larger EB-1 category, opens doors for top academics to bring their skills to...
Securing L1B Visas: A guide for organizations
The L1B visa helps companies move workers with special skills from foreign offices to the U.S. This visa lets your business use workers with specialized knowledge across borders. Here's how your company can get L1B visas for your workers and follow U.S. laws....
Classifying international help: Employee or volunteer?
Bringing people from other countries to your U.S. non-profit can be rewarding. However, it is important to distinguish if they are volunteers or employees to avoid potential legal issues. What is a volunteer? Volunteers typically work for charitable or humanitarian...
How your nonprofit organization can bring international professionals to the US
Bringing international professionals to work for your US nonprofit offers numerous advantages. These professionals bring diverse perspectives, specialized knowledge and a global network, which can enhance your organization's reach and impact. However, immigration law...
What employers need to know about hiring immigrant workers
Hiring immigrant workers offers employers valuable skills and perspectives. However, it also requires understanding and complying with state and federal regulations. Failing to uphold compliance can result in severe penalties, making it essential for employers to...
Workers from India suffer negative effects of immigration laws
It is not an easy process to apply for permission to enter the United States to live and work. Even eligible candidates sometimes face challenges as they complete the necessary paperwork, submit to interviews and take other steps to secure required employment visas....
Many Haitian migrants are ready to work in the United States
Individuals seek to come to the United States for many different reasons. Some want to provide a better life for their family, some want to attend school and others may want to simply live safely and without threat of violence or upheaval. For many migrants arriving...
Things you should know about America’s work visa flaws
Many immigrants arrive in Louisiana through programs designed to connect able-bodied employees with U.S. employers who have job opportunities available. Such people travel to this country under approved status. The work visa program enables them to earn an income...
Restricting H-1B visas is harmful to the U.S. economy
Many qualified workers who wish to enter the United States to live and work find the process of obtaining permission to do so complicated and frustrating. Multiple factors have made it increasingly difficult for Louisiana employers to fill critical positions and...
