New Jersey landscaper ordered to pay temp workers nearly $200K
Violations of the H-2B worker visa program have led U.S. Department of Labor to administer penalties for New Jersey-based Turf Masters. read more
NALP members stress importance of H-2B reform
More than 120 members of the National Association of Landscape Professionals participated in virtual meetings with congressional staffers to discuss the major issues impacting the green industry. read more
NALP supports H-2B visa expansion bill
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) is praising a bipartisan group of lawmakers for legislation that would permanently relieve caps on H-2B visas, making it easier to bring workers into the country. read more
Landscaping company owes $36K in back wages, $40K in H-2B penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said Alvarado Landscaping of Lorain, Ohio, must pay $40k in penalties and $36k in back wages following violations of the temporary foreign workers’ visa program. As part of the H-2B temporary worker program, employers that hire temporary foreign workers must pay their international transportation and meal expenses while they travel from their home country,... read more
22,000 H-2B visas released
The Department of Homeland Security added a supplemental increase of 22,000 visas for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker program. The additional visas will be made available in the coming months via a temporary final rule in the Federal Register. The Department of Homeland Security said 6,000 of the visas will be reserved for nationals of the Northern Triangle countries of... read more
New H-2B visas suspended through 2020
On Monday, June 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend the issue of new H-2B visas, along with other temporary worker visas, through the end of 2020. This order applies to H-1B visas, H-4 visas, L-1 visas and some J-1 visas. These restrictions will be in place for the rest of the year and can be extended.... read more
