• MEDIA: Employers Seeking Foreign Workers to Feel Squeeze of Fee Hikes

    From John D Groenveld@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 14 13:09:00 2023
    Michael Bloomberg's guest blogger, Andrew Kreighbaum, on whether
    Donald Trump will endorse Ken Cuccinelli to succeed Ur M Jaddou
    at USCIS.GOV and whether Mitch McConnell will consent: <URL:https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/employers-seeking-foreign-workers-to-feel-squeeze-of-fee-hikes>
    | But the proposal, which includes a 200% increase in H-1B visa
    | petition fees, would diminish an existing option for fast-tracking
    | cases, said Elissa Taub, an immigration attorney at Siskind Susser
    | PC.
    |
    | Under current rules, employers can pay an extra $2,500 to guarantee
    | that their petitions are processed within 15 calendar days. The
    | proposed regulation would change the premium processing time frame
    | to 15 business days, potentially adding up to two weeks to the total
    | wait time for a decision.
    |
    | "You could be looking at an additional two weeks where a doctor
    | isn't able to work," Taub said. "Is that really worth an extra
    | $2,500? It would definitely change the calculus for a lot of
    | employers."

    How much does Marty Walsh's bean counters believe raising scab worker
    import quota fees effects wages for legacy American proles?

    Will Trump nominated Eugene Scalia to succeed Walsh at DoL.GOV and
    will Mitch McConnell consent?
    John
    groenveld@acm.org
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