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2011

Immigration law

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A Season Of Change: Reforming The H2b Guest Worker Program, Jayesh Rathod Apr 2011

A Season Of Change: Reforming The H2b Guest Worker Program, Jayesh Rathod

Jayesh Rathod

INTRODUCTION: Each year, as spring and summer arrive, Americans partake in range of seasonal traditions: beautifying their lawns and gardens; enjoying harvests of fresh fruits, vegetables, and seafood; and attending local fairs and festivals. Although these rituals have become part of the American cultural fabric, few know that they are supported by thousands of temporary guest workers who enter the United States each year under the H-2 visa program.' The H-a program allows U.S employers to petition for seasonal agricultural workers (via the H-2A program) and seasonal nonagricultural workers (via the H-2B program) to work in this country on a …

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Workers' Compensation And Hoffman Plastic: Pandora's Undocumented Box, Oliver Beatty Dec 2010

Workers' Compensation And Hoffman Plastic: Pandora's Undocumented Box, Oliver Beatty

Oliver T Beatty

The focus of this Comment is whether Hoffman Plastic, which was decided in regard to unionization and back pay, is properly applied when its rationale is utilized in litigation across the country by employers to preclude workers' compensation payments to injured undocumented workers. This Comment examines the rationale and policy from courts across the nation in determining whether Hoffman Plastic belongs in workers' compensation cases, when such an application has serious consequences for workplace safety and state police power. Part I of this Comment discusses the historical background of federal immigration and labor statutes examined in the Hoffman Plastic decision. …

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