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H-2B provisions included in approved omnibus spending bill Email
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Monday, December 21, 2015 05:00 AM

 

H-2B visa programPresident Obama has signed into law an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2016 that includes important H-2B relief. According to the H-2B Workforce Coalition, this bill does the following: 

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Here's a preview of spring Email
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Monday, December 21, 2015 04:00 AM


‘Kwik Combos™ Cherry Blossom Mix’ from SyngentaIt’s only a few more months until the petunia season, and designers will be planning annual displays before that. If you need fresh ideas for containers and annual beds, take inspiration from the top choices from the Hardy Boy annual trials, held in August. Among the top 5 plants were 3 flowers and two coleus.

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The Great Divide film to screen at ProGreen Email
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Monday, December 21, 2015 03:00 AM

 

www.thegreatdividefilm.comAttendees at ProGreen 2016 will have two opportunities to view a powerful documentary about water issues in Colorado. “The Great Divide,” a feature-length documentary film from the Emmy award winning team of Havey Productions, in association with Colorado Humanities, will screen on Tuesday, February 9 at 11:15 AM and Thursday, February 11 at 3:00 PM at ProGreen EXPO at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.

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The H-2B Program: Myths Vs. Facts Email
Friday, December 18, 2015 02:00 AM


H-2B myths vs. factsThe following fact sheet has been released by the H-2B Workforce Coalition. You can download the full fact sheet here.

The H-2B Program: Myths Vs. Facts

Do H-2B workers take jobs away from Americans?
No, H-2B workers actually support American jobs and the U.S. economy. The H-2B program provides an opportunity for seasonal businesses to operate at a greater capacity, retain their full-time workers and contribute to their local economies. Seasonal workers help support many upstream and downstream jobs. Every H-2B worker is estimated to create and sustain 4.64 American jobs, according to an American Enterprise Institute study, Immigration and American Jobs. If the H-2B program did not exist, many seasonal businesses would go out of business. Those that could survive would operate at a lower capacity. These companies would also purchase fewer vehicles, computers, office supplies, seed, fertilizer, machinery and other items. Sadly, this economic reality has been realized time and time again by numerous businesses who were unable to find American workers to take seasonal jobs and who were unable to hire H-2B workers due to the limiting 66,000 annual cap on the number of H-2B workers admitted into the United States.

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Omnibus spending bill signed into law, includes important H-2B relief Email
Friday, December 18, 2015 02:00 AM


H-2B myths vs. facts

The omnibus bill passed the Senate on Friday and has been signed into law. The latest statement on this bill comes from the H-2B Workforce Coalition:

This evening, President Obama has signed into law an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2016 that includes important H-2B relief. The bill does the following:

• Exempts H-2B returning workers from the 66,000 annual cap;
• Addresses H-2B wages and allow the use of private wage surveys, which were not allowed under the 2015 final H-2B wage rule;
• Clearly defines seasonal as ten months, as opposed to the nine months in the new interim final H-2B comprehensive rule;
• Prevents DOL from implementing the provisions of the interim final rule related to corresponding employment and the ¾ guarantee; and
• Prevents DOL from implementing the new and burdensome DOL enforcement scheme in the IFR related to audit and the Certifying Officer (CO) assisted recruitment; and
• Allows for the staggered crossing of seafood H-2B workers.

Thanks to everyone for the continued outreach to the Hill, which made this victory possible.

Laurie, Brian and Gregg

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