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Amazon's Revenue Soars, But 3 Times More Workers Now Rely On Food Stamps: Report
The effects of the falling labour share are also being seen in the use of government assistance programmes.
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H-1B Visas To Be Paused For 3 Years? Trump's Aides Introduce New Bill
The bill proposes sweeping changes. It would cut the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminate exemptions. It would replace the lottery system with a wage-based selection process and set a minimum salary of $200,000 per year.
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US Settles Claim Against IT Firm For Discrimination Against American Workers
The US Department of Justice has announced that it has signed a settlement agreement with an IT staffing and recruiting company based in Texas for routinely discriminating against domestic workers in favour of temporary work visas, including the H-1B.
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American Oil Field Workers Evacuating Iraq After US Strike
US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said, after a US air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
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India’s TCS Faces U.S. Jury Over Why It Fires Americans
The trial will cast a spotlight on work-visa programs companies use to bring overseas workers to the U.S.
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Restrict Number Of H-1B Visas An Employer Can Apply: US Lawmaker
He argued, one needs to ensure that this system is not manipulated to undercut domestic wages or displace American workers.
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US Lawmakers Propose Measures To Prevent H-1B Visa Misuse
Several US lawmakers have proposed revisions to visa laws to include measures allowing former employees to contest their layoffs after a number of American workers lost their jobs to immigrants from countries like India on H-1B and other work visas, a media report said today.
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Why Inequality Is Worse For Your Wallet Than A Weak Economy
Two trends have socked American workers over the past three decades. The economy has grown more slowly than it did in the decades after World War II, and the growth we've seen has disproportionately boosted the incomes of the very rich.
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Republican Presidential Aspirant Against Increasing H-1B Visas
A Republican presidential aspirant has said he is against increasing H-1B visas - the most sought-after work visas for IT professionals and companies the US.
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US President Barack Obama Rips Wisconsin Anti-Union Law
Taking aim at a potential Republican presidential contender, President Barack Obama slammed Wisconsin's union-busting Governor Scott Walker on Monday for eroding American workers' bargaining rights.
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American Beheading Suspect's Mother Apologizes in Video
The mother of an American worker suspected of beheading one of several colleagues he had tried to convert to Islam has broken her silence, apologizing in a video posted online.
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Amazon's Revenue Soars, But 3 Times More Workers Now Rely On Food Stamps: Report
The effects of the falling labour share are also being seen in the use of government assistance programmes.
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H-1B Visas To Be Paused For 3 Years? Trump's Aides Introduce New Bill
The bill proposes sweeping changes. It would cut the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminate exemptions. It would replace the lottery system with a wage-based selection process and set a minimum salary of $200,000 per year.
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US Settles Claim Against IT Firm For Discrimination Against American Workers
The US Department of Justice has announced that it has signed a settlement agreement with an IT staffing and recruiting company based in Texas for routinely discriminating against domestic workers in favour of temporary work visas, including the H-1B.
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American Oil Field Workers Evacuating Iraq After US Strike
US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said, after a US air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
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India’s TCS Faces U.S. Jury Over Why It Fires Americans
The trial will cast a spotlight on work-visa programs companies use to bring overseas workers to the U.S.
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Restrict Number Of H-1B Visas An Employer Can Apply: US Lawmaker
He argued, one needs to ensure that this system is not manipulated to undercut domestic wages or displace American workers.
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US Lawmakers Propose Measures To Prevent H-1B Visa Misuse
Several US lawmakers have proposed revisions to visa laws to include measures allowing former employees to contest their layoffs after a number of American workers lost their jobs to immigrants from countries like India on H-1B and other work visas, a media report said today.
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Why Inequality Is Worse For Your Wallet Than A Weak Economy
Two trends have socked American workers over the past three decades. The economy has grown more slowly than it did in the decades after World War II, and the growth we've seen has disproportionately boosted the incomes of the very rich.
-
Republican Presidential Aspirant Against Increasing H-1B Visas
A Republican presidential aspirant has said he is against increasing H-1B visas - the most sought-after work visas for IT professionals and companies the US.
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US President Barack Obama Rips Wisconsin Anti-Union Law
Taking aim at a potential Republican presidential contender, President Barack Obama slammed Wisconsin's union-busting Governor Scott Walker on Monday for eroding American workers' bargaining rights.
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American Beheading Suspect's Mother Apologizes in Video
The mother of an American worker suspected of beheading one of several colleagues he had tried to convert to Islam has broken her silence, apologizing in a video posted online.
