A new plan aims to attract highly skilled talent through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Separately, decades of IMP work permit data revised downward.
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Legislators urge DOL Acting Secretary Julie Su to address the current processes for obtaining H-2B visas, as delays are causing substantial hardship to employers in their states.
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The US State Department is launching a pilot program to allow some workers on H1-B and L-1 visas to remain in the country while renewing their visas, something that hasn’t been permitted since 2004.
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VMS pricing modelsWhile contingent workforce programs’ appetite is increasing for alternative VMS pricing models, fee as a percentage of spend remains dominant.