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Government publishes interim H-2B wage rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) jointly published the "Interim Final Rule, Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B…

Senate immigration bill could have major Green Industry impact

The "Gang of Eight" bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced a Senate immigration bill April 17. The 844-page bill is divided into four sections: border…

H-2B visa processing temporarily stopped

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has—for now—stopped processing some H-2B petitions for temporary non-agricultural workers, according to BloodHorse.com. “This announcement was in…

PLANET releases H-2B wage update

WASHINGTON—The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has issued the following statement: Earlier this morning, the House of Representatives approved a Senate passed bill to fund the…

Congress blocks H-2B wage rule

Over the weekend, Congress voted to extend through March 27 the law that prevents the Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing the H-2B wage rule.…

Brake Landscaping gets probation in H-2B case

ST. LOUIS—Brake Landscaping & Lawncare has forfeited $145,000 in lieu of a fine for fraudulently obtaining H-2B workers visas, according to an article by the St. Louis…

Court issues injunction blocking changes to H-2B

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District Court Judge M.C. Rodgers on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the H-2B program rule, ensuring landscapers will be able to…

DOL delays enforcement of H-2B program rule

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The Department of Justice has notified the court in the Northern District of Florida that the program rule will now not be enforced until April…

PLANET joins new H-2B lawsuit over program rule

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The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is among a group that filed a federal lawsuit Monday, a last-ditch effort to stop the implementation of a new…

ANLA accuses Department of Labor of launching an administrative assault on H-2B

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New rules said to rewrite temporary and seasonal worker programs. The American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) says the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has…

H-2B vote might take place soon

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BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO — The following is a H-2B news bulletin released Nov. 11 by the Ohio Landscape Association: Legislation has been proposed that would provide…

Doing the jobs Americans won’t

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Green Industry employers struggle to staff crews locally. Part three in our series, A Question of Labor.

Outlook 2006: Prepare for new H-2B push

Effort to extend the Act that provides for additional seasonal immigrant workers begins again soon.

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