Tag: Department of Homeland Security

Business

Law changes to watch in 2019

The start of a new year often means new changes for employers when it comes to labor and wage laws.

January 3, 2019

Business

H-2B cap-relief possible in 2018, NALP calls for continued advocacy

While this omnibus bill has the potential to help, it still depends on the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue the additional visas. Details here!

April 2, 2018

Business

H-2B inconsistencies cause landscaping companies to reconsider labor sources

CoCal Landscape is one of the many businesses that did not receive its H-2B visas this spring and is now looking for ways to hire and keep American workers.

October 6, 2017

Business

Landscapers see increase in H-2B cap as too little, too late

The cap may prove beneficial for other industries. Many landscapers have been left high and dry now that their busiest time of the year is coming to a close.

August 9, 2017

Business

Landscapers hit the Hill for Legislative Days

Professionals in the landscaping industry gathered on Capitol Hill to conduct personal meetings with their respective state senators and congressmen. Read more!

July 19, 2017

Business

Department of Homeland Security authorizes 15,000 additional H-2B visas

After lobbying by NALP and other proponents of the H-2B program, the Department of Homeland Security has authorized for 15,000 workers to be added to the cap.

July 17, 2017

Design-Build

In election year, H-2B more politically charged than ever

Members of the House Appropriations Committee took turns speaking on the H-2B exemption. Click to read more on how the polarization is affecting the process.

June 23, 2016

Business

House panel approves H-2B returning worker exemption

The NALP and AmericanHort consider the H-2B program crucial to the green industry’s success. Click to read more on the exemption approved by the House panel.

June 22, 2016

Business

News roundup: House panel delays DHS budget markup to June 22

Grasshopper Co., manufacturer of zero turn mowers, has won the Dealer’s Choice Award. Click to read this story, H-2B news and more in landscaping.

June 14, 2016

Design-Build

Landscape lobby anticipates key House panel’s June 14 meeting

Groups that lobby for landscapers and nurseries will meet with the House Appropriations Committee this June. The focus? The H-2B visa program. Click for more.

June 10, 2016

Business

NALP rallies landscapers to support H-2B bill in U.S. Senate

A landscaping trade group is asking members to act quickly to support a new legislative proposal involving the H-2B temporary visa program. In alerting its membership that the bill had been introduced in the Senate last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) said the measure “would remedy the key issues that employers continue […]

November 2, 2015

Business

Law firm offers free webinar on H-2B visa program changes

Landscapers and other business owners who use H-2B visas to employ temporary workers can learn more about recent changes to the program in a webinar scheduled for July 30 at 1 p.m. EDT. The webinar will be led by the Lozano Law Firm, a San Antonio, Texas-based firm that specializes in immigration law. The […]

July 23, 2015