Federal District Court Rules Employers Must Reimburse Guest Workers in U.S. for Costs of Travel, Visa, Recruitment

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has determined that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to reimburse foreign H-2B visa workers for certain expenses paid by the workers if, after subtracting the costs from the workers’ wages, the workers’ effective net salary would fall below minimum wage. To learn more about the decision and its implications for employers, please continue reading at Littler's Wage and Hour Counsel blog.