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Labor Dept. Pushes Back H-1B Wage Hike Until Late 2022
Law360 (May 13, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT) The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday announced an 18-month delay to a Trump-era rule that would have raised required wages for workers on high-skilled H-1B visas, saying it needs the time to review public comments and calculate wage data.
The delay, until November 2022, will give labor officials sufficient time to compute and validate prevailing wage data covering specific occupations and geographic areas, DOL said in a press release.
The rule, postponed for the second time after being finalized in January 2020, would have raised the prevailing wage rates for many groups of highly skilled immigrants. Last month, the DOL.
If Save Jobs USA s legal challenge succeeds, an estimated 90,000 H-4 visa holders, more than 90 per cent of whom are women, will lose the right to work in the US, according to Google s court filing [PDF].
DHS adopted the rule [PDF] during the Obama administration in 2015 to ameliorate certain disincentives for talented H-1B nonimmigrants to permanently remain in the United States and continue contributing to the US economy as [lawful permanent residents]. This is an important goal considering the contributions such individuals make to entrepreneurship and research and development, which are highly correlated with overall economic growth and job creation.
U.S. jobless claims have fallen into another low pandemic in Business and Economic News
The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits with states was on a downward trend last week due to a new pandemic, a sign that layoffs are declining.
The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits fell to 473,000 last week, a new coronavirus pandemic the lowest and the latest evidence is that fewer employers are reducing employment as consumers increase spending and open more businesses.
A report from the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday showed that it rejected 34,000 of the 50,000,000 applications reviewed a week earlier. The number of weekly jobless claims – a rough measure of the pace of layoffs – fell sharply from a peak of 900,000 in January. Instead of reducing employment, many employers strive to attract enough applicants for open positions.
Governor Bill Lee said that Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in the state. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 6:20 AM EDT May 14, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Starting the morning of July 4, people receiving unemployment benefits in Tennessee may see smaller payments.
Governor Bill Lee announced Tuesday that the state would stop participating in four federal pandemic unemployment programs effective at 11:59 p.m. on July 3. He sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announcing the intent to pull out of four federal programs:
The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program: This program provides an additional $300 every week in unemployment benefits.
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Legal Industry Continues Gradual Recovery, Adds 3,800 Jobs
Law360 (May 7, 2021, 1:13 PM EDT) The legal industry added 3,800 jobs in April, continuing a mostly consistent recovery in employment 12 months after the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday.
The gains came as job growth significantly slowed across the broader economy, with the unemployment rate remaining around 6%. The government reported an increase of 266,000 nonfarm jobs in April, down from about 770,000 that were added in March, according to the latest estimates.
For the legal services sector, the employment gains followed what was initially thought to be.