Many U.S. employers use the H-1B Visa to obtain workers, and many employers have staffed nearly entire companies with such workers. It is a non-immigrant visa that allows employers to hire foreign workers in what is referred to as a “specialty occupation” for up to 3 years, with a maximum of 6 years. The Biden Administration took steps to “modernize” the H-1B program and the new regulation took effect on January 17, 2025.
Read MoreA California family-run moving company, Meathead Movers, is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for age discrimination due to “potential discouragement bias” against a hypothetical person because the moving company put out advertisement seeking athletic, strong, fit, and capable people for moving furniture and boxes of belongings. Employers are now facing the additional burden of this obvious word game: careful how you advertise for employees because bias or discrimination may now be inferred even when no one comes forward claiming discrimination- possible discouragement of a hypothetical person may be enough.
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