TOOL: Assessing H-1B Fraud       October 2, 2009
Feature: A 2008 report found that 20 percent of H-1B filings contain technical violations or are simply fraudulent. The report has led to a crackdown on H-1B employers. (10/2/2009)
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Is Your Immigration Compliance Program Up to Date ...       September 18, 2009
Feature: The public got a glimpse of the beginning of employer-focused enforcement when Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an unprecedented 652 I-9 audit notices on one day this summer. That is more than the total number of audit notices ...
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The New Year Brings Employment Act Changes in ...       March 3, 2009
Feature: For a country whose labor climate is known for tenuous boss-employee relationships, the changes to the Singapore Employment Act serve primarily the interests of the employee and organized labor by increasing employee benefits while also ...
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Heidrick Revenue Down Amid Fewer Executive ...       February 25, 2009
News: The number of executive searches for the international firm decreased 16.9 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, according to the Chicago-based company.
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Changes Afoot for European Works CouncilsWorks ...       February 10, 2009
Feature: A number of changes in how European works councils interact with multinational employers will be formally adopted this year and will come into force in 2011. Many of the legal changes give the councils new powers that have the potential ...
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The Brave New World of Electronic I-9s       January 16, 2009
Feature: Nearly three years ago, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an interim rule that allows employers to continue completing I-9 forms on paper while storing the forms electronically. However, its guidance stops short of ...
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Business Lobbies for Program to Help Workers Hurt ...       June 11, 2008
News: The fate of a trade agreement with Colombia, a Bush administration and business priority, hinges in part on the outcome of Trade Adjustment Assistance talks. In April, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put an indefinite hold on legislation to ...
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The Immigration Squeeze       April 17, 2008
Feature: Not only is a complete overhaul of immigration law a remote possibility in 2008, but prospects are dim for narrow legislation that would address employers' specific needs for both high-skill and low-skill workers. (4/17/2008)
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Employers Resist Government Electronic Worker ...       April 17, 2008
Feature: The government is having a hard time getting companies to sign up for the program. There are complaints that E-Verify is inefficient, prone to error and incapable of being ramped up to handle traffic from all 6 million employers in the c...
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