Labor department issues new final rule on H-2B visas
The Department of Labor has issued a new final rule governing the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker program that the agency said will give U.S. workers greater protections and job access. The rule includes the creation of a national registry for all H-2B job postings and more time when U.S. workers must be recruited.
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