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  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Tina Wei Smith today highlighted the major accomplishments of her tenure as Executive Director from 2019 to 2021. Smith is also appreciative of the many partnerships and collaborations from across the federal government in support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, particularly through the challenges and difficulties of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been an honor to se...

Washington: The Trump administration has announced a final rule that will significantly raise the minimum wages the employers in the US must pay to foreign workers on visa programmes like the H-1B as part of the efforts to protect American workers from being undercut by cheaper labour from abroad. Days before the exit of the administration of President Donald Trump, the US Department of Labor said that the final rule would help protect the wages and job opportunities of American workers by reforming the wage methodology it uses to set prevailing wage rates to prevent potential abuses of its ...

Donald Trump admin announces final rule that will raise prevailing wage rates for H-1B workers The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. PTI Source: AP The Trump administration has announced a final rule that will significantly raise the minimum wages the employers in the US must pay to foreign workers on visa programmes like the H-1B as part of the efforts to protect American workers from being undercut by cheaper labour from a...

Trump administration announces final rule that will raise prevailing wage rates for H-1B workers The final rule will improve the accuracy of prevailing wages paid to foreign workers by bringing them in line with the wages paid to similarly employed US workers. PTI 14 January, 2021 2:58 pm IST Text Size: A+ Washington: The Trump administration has announced a final rule that will significantly raise the minimum wages the employers in the US must pay to foreign workers on visa programmes like the H-1B as part of the efforts to protect American workers from bei...