These 7 tips describe very practical approaches and attitudes for life challenges. The quoted tip below reminds me of the Supreme Court, and all the confirmation-process talky-talk where Justices are described with labels like “activists” (bad label) or “umpires” (good label). Behind all the labels and analogies, as well as [...]

These 7 tips describe very practical approaches and attitudes for life challenges. The quoted tip below reminds me of the Supreme Court, and all the confirmation-process talky-talk where Justices are described with labels like “activists” (bad label) or “umpires” (good label). Behind all the labels and analogies, as well as [...]

Per LexUniversal:
25,000 companies will be randomly selected for investigation this year if they employ H-1B workers according to Robert Blackwood, FDNS, Fraud Detection Branch Chief at USCIS, responsible for overseeing the management of the site visit program.
via lexuniversal.com

Posted via web from Mike Brown’s posterous

In the wake of recent U.S. government efforts to crackdown on H-1B program violators, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a new tool to help employees and employers better understand their rights and responsibilities under the H-1B program.
The online compliance tool called the H-1B Advisor  describes the H-1B program’s standards, including notification requirements, monetary [...]

Tags: H-1B compliance, H-1B Rights

Interesting article that discusses an increase in U.S. workers’ productivity, but questions whether the gains are part of a short-term burnout that will actually hurt us over the long haul.
Tony Schwartz: The Productivity Myth
Consider this:
 The average American sleeps 6 ½ hours a night — and the costs include not just much higher rates of [...]

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Question 1: I’m an H-1B employee and I have benched without pay, but I have found a new employer. I have no pay stubs. Can I “transfer” without leaving the U.S.?
Question 2: I’m an H-1B employee and I was benched without pay, but when I complained, my employer fired me. I [...]

Tags: H-1B change of status, H-1B new employer, H-1B pay stubs, H-1B Transfer