Bill Would Overhaul H-1B and L-1 Visa Programs

Last week Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation that would completely reform the H-1B and L-1 visa guest worker programs. The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act (S. 887) aims to close perceived loopholes in the programs that critics argue allow foreign workers to displace qualified Americans seeking the same employment.  Continue reading this entry on Littler's Washington DC Employment Law Update blog.

 

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