DHS to release additional 65K H-2B visas in 2023 fiscal year
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release an additional 65K H-2B visas in the 2023 fiscal year, the maximum amount of supplemental visas allowed. read more
Department of Labor recovers more than $1M in back wages
The Department of Labor's H-2B visa compliance initiative has made significant progress in the Southeast, including barring one landscaping operation. read more
Hawaii landscaping company ordered to pay $56K in back wages, $10K for child labor violation
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $56,000 in back wages from Hawaii landscaping company, Aikane Nursery & Landscaping. read more
Pennsylvania business ordered to pay $150K in back wages
Department of Labor investigators found Shurina Brothers of New Kensington, Pa., failed to pay employees time-and-a-half for overtime. read more
Dept. of Homeland Security adds 35,000 H-2B visas
The Department of Homeland Security will make available 35,000 supplemental H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2020. The allocation also comes with new conditions to provide relief to seasonal employers who truly need it and reduce fraud and abuse in the program. DHS also announced that it will take necessary anti-fraud and abuse... read more
Work to do: Tackling the industry’s labor shortage
How companies, manufacturers and industry pros are tackling landscaping's labor shortage. read more
