Topic
Temporary Workers
173 published works
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Quebec's New Initiatives to Hire More Temporary Foreign Workers During Workforce Crisis
By Publisher
The province of Quebec has reached an agreement with Canada's federal government that will make it easier to hire temporary foreign workers to solve their labour shortage. Quebec was experiencing…
Workers Compensation - Washington
Work Injury for Temporary Workers: New Law and Historic Legislation
By Tara Reck
The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has an ongoing safety research project for temporary workers. The goal of the project is to better understand the high frequency of their…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President Biden revokes Trump bans on many green card applicants, temporary foreign workers
Photo courtesy of the White HouseReuters reports that"President Joe Biden [today] revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the…
Labor Relations Update
No “Finite Fellows” in the Bargaining Unit – the Board Weighs in on Temporary Workers
By Mark Theodore, Joshua Fox, Dominique Kilmartin
When it comes to fellowship—and collective bargaining—it looks like “fellows” aren’t treated the same as their permanent status co-workers. In Phoenix News Times, LLC and The Newsguild–CWA, 370 NLRB No.…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Offering permanent residence to temporary workers should not mean excluding those overseas
Public health objectives during pandemic should be balanced with need to increase immigration
HR Defense
Suspending Entry for Temporary Workers: What Employers Need to Know
On Monday, President Trump issued a Proclamation restricting certain foreign workers from entering the U.S. through the end of 2020, claiming it is necessary to curb the "economic contraction resulting…
New York Labor & Employment Law Blog
Protect Your Business Against Claims of Leased or Temporary Workers
By Scott Fisher, Larry Tenenbaum
Most employers recognize that there are situations in which they might be liable to their employees. For example, employees may bring claims against an employer for wrongful termination. If an…
Canada in Focus
Long-awaited regulations regarding placement agencies in Quebec set to come into effect on January 1, 2020
The wait is over. Announced along with the sweeping changes to Quebec’s Act respecting labour standards (the “Act”) back in June 2018, the regulation regarding Quebec placement agencies has finally…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Nonimmigrant Visa Provisions Effective December 16, 2019
On November 15, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended the regulations that govern the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker…
California Employment Law Update
Employer May Have FEHA Liability If It Exercised Direction/Control Over Temp Worker
By Tony Oncidi
Jimenez v. U.S. Continental Mktg., Inc., 2019 WL 5257938 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) Elvia Velasco Jimenez asserted claims under the FEHA against her "contracting employer," a manufacturing company named U.S.…