In last week’s issue, we advised that the Employment Visa bill was being prepared for passage in the US House of Representatives. Well, as they say, a funny thing happened on the way to approval. Actually, it just got bumped out for at least another week by Congress focusing their work on finalizing the Respect…
Read More »In a budget hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee on Homeland Security this week, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf reported that a decision on raising the cap for the temporary non-agricultural guest worker H-2B visa program will be made “very shortly.” The H-2B program is currently capped at 66,000 visas issued…
Read More »The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments this week on a case coming out of Kansas relating the use of information taken from the I-9 Form. Kansas v Garcia involves three restaurant workers who were charged by the state of Kansas with identity theft based on fraudulent information included in state…
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Good old 2017 ended with a bang, with the Trump Administration making good on its promises to axe a controversial ruling that Dunkin’ and other franchise owners have argued undermines the very foundations of franchising. The National Labor Relations Board has dumped the Obama-era joint-employer rule, which had sowed confusion and stirred fears of unionization…
Read More »There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth over President Trump’s goal of tightening immigration restrictions, but now a California Assemblyman is looking to put employers squarely in the middle of that battle. Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) has filed Assembly 450, “the Immigrant Worker Protection Act”, which is scheduled to be heard sometime…
Read More »The new I-9 Form, which the US Citizens and Immigration Service (USCIS) published a few months ago will be required for all employers on January 22, 2017. Although not mandatory until the 22nd, the form is available online now from USCIS and may be used immediately. The I-9 Form itself may be new, with features…
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As if the daily tasks of running your Dunkin’ Donuts aren’t enough to keep you busier than busy, ever-changing laws and regulations can add more stress to your days. From attempted bans on soda products and successful bans on foam cups to calls for increased minimum wage and fees on worker immigration programs, it pays…
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One of the immediate casualties of Washington’s inability to take care of business and the resulting shutdown has been the E-Verify system for checking the legal status of immigrants applying for employment. Despite the fact that the system has been and will continue to be down until the shutdown ends, the US Immigration and Citizenship…
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We took great notice of the recent news coverage that several 7-Eleven franchisees were among those indicted in a far-reaching case of immigrant exploitation. According to the New York Times, franchisees “recruited more than 50 illegal immigrants and gave them identities stolen from American citizens, including children and dead people. The employees worked for 100…
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More West Coast Movement on Fair Franchising – Although it is not yet over, good news continues to stream out of California on the Fair Franchising initiative. This week, the California Assembly’s Committee on the Judiciary approved the bill on a 7-2 vote with one member absent and not voting. The bill has now been sent to the Assembly’s Committee…
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