Immigration reform could ease labor challenges, Secretary Walsh says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh talked about the importance of significant immigration reform at a House hearing this week.
‘Commonsense immigration reform’ still a key to addressing workforce shortages in long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2021
The long-term care industry Friday may have hit a bump in pinning some of its hopes on immigration to ease the ongoing workforce shortages, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that...
Ukrainian refugees could find support, employment at U.S. long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
Refugees from Ukraine could find a career path in the U.S. long-term care industry. The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is working with the International Rescue Committee...
USCIS launches H-2A employer data hub
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2022
information on American employers or agents petitioning for H-2A workers. H-2A visas allow for the lawful admission of temporary, nonimmigrant workers to perform certain temporary or seasonal jobs. USCIS...
Immigrant labor could improve quality of care for nursing home residents: panel
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 20, 2022
Increasing the availability of immigrant workers, in addition to solving an industry-wide staffing shortage, could improve the quality of care in nursing homes, Delia Furtado, Ph.D., an associate professor...
Immigration slowdown hurting U.S. labor market, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2021
As long-term care providers struggle to find workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, many experts say that easing immigration rules could aid the labor market and help economic growth as the U.S. economy...
Business briefs, May 3
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2022
Single-site senior living CEOs, CFOs ‘in the weeds’ more but earn less than multi-site counterparts … EEOC extends time for late EEO-1 report submissions … Kisco, Welltower, SHA Capital Partners...
Feds add 35,000 visas to seasonal worker program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2022
An additional 35,000 H-2B worker visas will be available for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the departments of Labor and Homeland Security have announced.
Mid-year cap reached for H-2B immigration visa applications
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has enough petitions to reach the 33,000 cap for the first half of fiscal year 2022 on the H-2B visa program that lets employers hire foreign workers.
USCIS works to reduce backlogs, expedite application processing times
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 30, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday announced several reforms aimed at reducing backlogs, shortening processing times and improving timely access to employment authorization documents.