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Business

Federal order halts Obama’s immigration plans

The latest immigration update on Capitol Hill may affect several landscaping businesses, as well as employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If a funding agreement is not reached in Congress by Feb. 28, there will be a partial shutdown. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas stopped President Obama’s immigration presidential order, forcing DHS to […]

February 18, 2015

Design-Build

What happens now after H-2B cap was reached for first half of FY 2015

The Department of Homeland Security announced the H-2B cap has been reached for the first half of FY 2015. DHS will reject new H-2B petitions received after Jan. 26 and those that requested an employment start date prior to April 1. According to the DHS, no cap numbers from the first half of FY 2015 will […]

February 12, 2015

Design-Build

President’s Immigration Executive Order and what that may mean for your company

In mid-November, President Obama unveiled an executive action on immigration policy, allowing millions of immigrants to have temporary legal status, as well as indefinite protection from deportation. This new action applies to any undocumented immigrant who: Has been in the U.S. for longer than five years and is the parent of a U.S. citizen or legal […]

January 20, 2015

Business

PLANET: ‘H-2B Cap Could Be Hit for First Half of Fiscal 2014’

With H-2B being a recurring topic of conversation among landscapers, PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, has detailed a new concern.

February 25, 2014

Business

Landscapers, Organizations Address Green Industry Issues in D.C.

As part of PLANET’s Legislative Day on the Hill, organizations, companies and landscapers stormed the Hill to talk to representatives about several green industry issues.

August 1, 2013

Business

Immigrant Labor Quagmire

Most agree the immigration system is broken, but the solution is nowhere in sight.

May 5, 2011