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The benefits of J-1 workers and the costs

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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September 3 2012

Many hospitality employers use the Exchange Visitor Program which is intended to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by educational and cultural exchanges

California High Court clarifies employer obligations to provide paid rest periods and unpaid meal breaks

Squire Sanders
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USA
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April 12 2012

In a decision employers have been anticipating since 2008, the California Supreme Court has clarified key aspects of the state’s laws regarding paid rest periods and unpaid, duty free, meal breaks for non-exempt employees

H-2B reimbursements

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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February 28 2011

On February 15, 2011, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York denied a motion to dismiss a complaint by foreign H-2B workers that alleged that their employer violated the minimum wage provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by refusing to reimburse the workers' transportation, visa and recruitment expenses

Missouri man convicted in scheme to place undocumented workers in hotels

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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November 29 2010

On October 28, 2010, a Missouri man was convicted by the U.S. District Court in Missouri for his role in a racketeering scheme that involved placing undocumented workers at hotels in 14 states, including several hotels in the Kansas City, Missouri, area

Fifth Circuit rules that hotel workers on H-2B visas are not entitled to recoup visa expenses under FLSA

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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October 26 2010

On October 1, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels LLC, No. 07-30942 (5th Cir. Oct. 1, 2010) (en banc

Eleventh Circuit reinstates RICO claims against steak house; putative class alleges illegal workers were hired

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 16 2010

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that Ruth's Chris Steakhouse employees in Alabama adequately alleged that their employers "encouraged or induced an alien to reside in the United States, and either knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that alien's residence here was illegal," thus stating the predicate act needed to bring a claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO

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The benefits of J-1 workers and the costs

California High Court clarifies employer obligations to provide paid rest periods and unpaid meal breaks

H-2B reimbursements

Missouri man convicted in scheme to place undocumented workers in hotels

Fifth Circuit rules that hotel workers on H-2B visas are not entitled to recoup visa expenses under FLSA

Eleventh Circuit reinstates RICO claims against steak house; putative class alleges illegal workers were hired

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