After a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation, a member of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and general foreman for a Port Elizabeth terminal operator was sentenced to 24 months in prison for fraudulently collecting a nearly $500,000 annual...
On April 2, 2018 the Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit Court ruling on overtime pay for automobile service advisors, stating they reject the principle that exemptions should be construed narrowly, and service advisors fit within the Fair Labor Standards Act...
The recently passed spending bill includes a provision to allow the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to exceed the annual cap of 66,000 H2-B visas. It allows, if there is a need, to increase the number of visas up to 129,547. The H-2B visa...
