Category Archives: H-2B Visa – Guest Workers
DOL Issues Proposed Rulemaking Revising Wage Calculations For H-2B Workers
According to a DOL press release just issued: A proposed rule that seeks to improve the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program and better protect American workers has just been promulgated. “The proposed rule, to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, addresses … Continue reading
Filed under Department of Labor, H-2B Visa - Guest Workers
5th Cir.: FLSA Does Not Require Employer To Reimburse H-2B Visa Workers’ Recruitment, Transportation or Visa Expenses, Absent Showing of “Kick-Back” To Recruiter
CASTELLANOS-CONTRERAS v. DECATUR HOTELS LLC The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina required New Orleans hotelier Decatur Hotels, L.L.C. (“Decatur”) to look to foreign sources of labor. A group of these employees (collectively, the “guest workers”), who held H-2B visas while working … Continue reading
Filed under H-2B Visa - Guest Workers
E.D.N.C.: Travel Expenses And Costs Of Work Materials (Not General Materials) As Well As Housing Costs Constituted Illegal Deductions To H-2B Visa’d Workers Pay
Garcia v. Frog Island Seafood, Inc. This lawsuit arises from Defendants’ alleged underpayment of wages and record-keeping violations during Plaintiffs’ employment with Defendants. Plaintiffs are citizens of Mexico who were admitted as temporary foreign workers under the H-2B provisions of … Continue reading
Filed under H-2B Visa - Guest Workers
5th Cir.: FLSA Does Not Require Employers to Reimburse H-2B Visa’d Guest Worker Expenses
Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels, LLC In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Defendant, a hotelier in New Orleans, sought the services of foreign national H-2B guest workers to staff its hotel in a variety of positions. Each worker hired a recruitment … Continue reading
Filed under H-2B Visa - Guest Workers
