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Colorado Springs ranks 15th among the best places for technology workers, offering the best combination of quality of life and job prospects, according to a study by the Computing Industry

Expansion of projects and new investment in the technology sector by foreign investors to meet rising demand for business digitalization are expected to fuel a tech jobs boom.

The pandemic sparked a 10% increase in IT and business-services deals in 2021 as companies boosted budgets and tech staffing

Yale University and 150 other colleges and universities nationwide have joined an amicus brief  supporting a program that allows international students to gain work experience outside the classroom in their fields of study.Filed on June 21 in the U.S

By Mike Cummings June 24, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Illustration by Eri Griffin Yale University and 150 other colleges and universities nationwide have joined an amicus brief  supporting a program that allows international students to gain work experience outside the classroom in their fields of study. Filed on June 21 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in litigation titled  Washington Alliance...

This is a breaking news story and has been updated Amazon secured enough votes on Friday morning to defeat the union drive at its facility in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the 2,536 uncontested ballots cast, 738 approved and 1,798 rejected the proposal to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Though the RWDSU will file a challenge alleging that the company improperly tampered with the voting process, the result—a blowout—could hail the end of a hard-fought battle to make the Bessem...

The Optional Practical Training (OPT) US immigration program, which allows international students to remain in the US for up to three years to work after they graduate, has survived a legal challenge over its extension. However, the labor union that filed the lawsuit is set to appeal the ruling.   US District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, Reggie B. Walton ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had not overstepped its authority when expanding the OPT program, despite l...

Wikimedia Commons A U.S. District Court judge issued an opinion last week upholding a program important to many in higher education that allows international students to stay and work in the U.S. after they graduate in a field related to their area of study. Nearly a quarter million people participate in the optional practical training program, or OPT, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduating while staying on their student visas. The regular...

21 Jan 2021   |   News Biden vows immigration reform to attract top talent to the US New President’s plans could make visas easier for foreign students and tech-industry workers – but it will be a long battle in Congress, and the debate is already underway  In one of his first acts, US President Joe Biden began a sweeping overhaul of US immigration law that – if approved by Congress – would make it easier for researchers, engineers and science students to come to the US. By executiv...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Optional Practical Training Program for F-1 students (OPT) is not illegal, a federal judge has ruled in a case brought by Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (Washtech), a union representing workers in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering. Criticism of OPT; Increased Scrutiny Despite evidence that OPT is good for the economy and does not limit job opportunities for U.S. workers, opponents have questioned the pro...