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Farmer Law Ranked 18th in Annual Aggie 100™
Farmer Law Ranked 18th in Annual Aggie 100™ [post_date]By MK McNabb, Marketing Manager By MK McNabb, Marketing Manager COLLEGE STATION, TX, November 9, 2022 – Farmer Law PC of Austin, TX is among the top 100 companies from around the world selected for the 18th annual Aggie 100™ which honors the fastest-growing companies owned by…
Impact of DOH Security Announcement on H-2B Visas
Impact of DOH Security Announcement on H-2B Visas [post_date] On May 10th, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they will be issuing an additional 65,000 H-2B visas in 2023. This is great news for businesses that rely on seasonal workers to help them meet their demands. What are H-2B Visas? H-2B visas are nonimmigrant…
Farmer Law PC Addresses DOL Changes for H-2A Wages
Farmer Law PC Addresses DOL Changes for H-2A Wages [post_date] With three-year revenue growth of 770%, Farmer Law PC receives ranking no. 824 among America’s fastest-growing private companies. September 6, 2022 Austin, TX – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a change to the methodology for the calculations of the wage rates for several H-2A Visa…
FARMER LAW PC Rank No. 824 in 2022 Inc. 5000
FARMER LAW PC Rank No. 824 in 2022 Inc. 5000 [post_date] With three-year revenue growth of 770%, Farmer Law PC receives ranking no. 824 among America’s fastest-growing private companies.NEW YORK, August 16, 2022 – On August 16, 2022 Inc. revealed that Farmer Law PC is No. 824 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most…
Non-Citizen Children COVID-19 Vaccination
The Centers for Disease Control in April clarified that noncitizen children under 18 who are non-immigrants traveling from foreign countries to the U.S. are not currently required to show proof of vacation from Covid-19. The order takes into account the global availability of the vaccine and the potential difficulty posed to families traveling together. However,…
USCIS Extends Work Permit Extension
Effective May 4, 2022, USCIS will increase the automatic extension period on EAD’s for certain applicants to 540 days from 180 days in order to prevent gaps in employment authorization. USCIS will temporarily provide up to 360 days of additional automatic extension time (for a total of up to 540 days) to eligible applicants (only…
H-2B Processing Times
On May 5, 2022, USCIS announced that users can now immediately find the processing time information for their particular type of case, rather than seeing an aggregate of all related case types. To this effect, USCIS made the following changes regarding processing times available here: Addition of drop-down options for form categories to help narrow…
H-2A Labor Abuse: Violations
A recent case highlights what the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division states is a message to employers regarding H-2A program abuses. The WHD found that an employer violated the program when it underpaid workers, provided substandard living conditions, and threatened to terminate the work contracts of workers if they refused to accept…
Do I Need a Lawyer for a K-1 Visa?
Do I Need a Lawyer for a K-1 Visa? Maybe you met on a sightseeing trip, or perhaps in a semester-long study abroad program. A friend’s destination wedding. A job training program. A whirlwind romance during what might have otherwise been a simple vacation or a match made by an international marriage magic-maker. Now, all…
H-2A Visa Program, U.S. immigration laws
H-2A Visa Program, U.S. immigration laws [post_date] Compliance with US immigration laws is vital to your company’s success. The H-2A program allows farmers who employ individuals in the United States to hire foreign employees to fill temporary labor jobs, according to US immigration laws.If you already have an H-2A program in place, it is important that you are…
