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Bill would allow local government to restrict pesticide use Email
Written by ALCC   
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 02:00 AM

Pesticide sprayColorado Senate Bill 189 (SB20-189), “Local Government Pesticide No Preemption,” was introduced March 2, 2020. It seeks to “authorize local governments to regulate pesticide use and application.”

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H-2B visa cap FAQs: March 9, 2020 Email
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Read the list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued by the Department of Labor regarding the H-2B visa program and the release of supplemental visas here.
 
Statement on supplemental H-2B visas march 6, 2020 Email
Friday, March 06, 2020 12:00 AM

The H-2B Workforce Coalition issued a statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security's announcement on Thursday that additional supplemental H-2B visas would be released.

Statement on Supplemental H-2B Visas

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it plans to make 35,000 supplemental H-2B visas available this fiscal year. While we appreciate that this marks the highest number of supplemental visas that the Department has proposed to release, the number still falls well short of meeting the workforce needs of seasonal employers across the country. In addition, the Department proposes to include several new conditions upon American businesses seeking to employ workers on these additional H-2B visas. These conditions are likely to prevent many seasonal employers from taking advantage of the new visas to meet their workforce needs.

We urge DHS to reconsider the impact that these new conditions will have on seasonal employers across the country. Furthermore, we implore Congress to permanently update the H-2B cap to reflect the workforce needs of the American economy that exists today, not the one that existed 30 years ago.

 
Supplemental H-2B visas announcement March 5, 2020 Email
Thursday, March 05, 2020 01:00 PM

ALCC just received word from Sam Love and Senator Gardner’s office that DHS has released the following information (see below) about the supplemental H-2B visas. Additionally, we are including a message from Congressman Harris’s office regarding the release. While this is fewer than the 45,000 supplemental visas reported in the Wall Street Journal article, it is 5,000 more supplemental visas than the year before. As expected, it did come with a number of integrity measures and restrictions. More information as it becomes available. 

Announcement from DHS

DHS to Improve Integrity of Visa Program for Foreign Workers

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H-2B Cap Reached for Second Half of FY2020 Email
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:00 AM

Announcement made from USCIS:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2020. Feb. 18, 2020, was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before Oct. 1, 2020. USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Feb. 18 that request an employment start date before Oct. 1.

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