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- Feds pour it on - Add 8 more counts on H-1B case
- An 80% increase in indictment counts Back in February, we reported that the U.S. government was going after a firm for violations in the H-1B visa program. At that time, Vision Systems Group was tagged with a 10-count indictment. Apparently, that has been updated to an 18-count...
- Tags: H-1B Visa, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Use H-1B or L-1 workers? Prepare for a Federal audit!
- Audits for firms sponsoring L-1 and H-1B Visa Well, looks like the Feds are going to get around to auditing the firms that use L-1 and H-1B visas. Specifically, they’ll be verifying that the people who applied for these permits are who they purport themselves to...
- Tags: L-1, Audit, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about
- Both L-1 and H-1B visa law changes could impact SIs, outsourcers and more Dick Durbin is one-half of the Durbin-Grassley senatorial duo that is proposing new legislation re: H-1B and L-1 visas. Lately, a number of publications have opined about the latest proposed legislation and its impact...
- Tags: Legislation, Worker, Dick Durbin, DOL, Enforcement Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- News to know: Google Wave; Bing; Palm webOS; Verizon Wireless CEO; AOL
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate Google Wave: It's still a work in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Palm Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Verizon Wireless, Semiconductors, Social Networking, H-1B, Strategy, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraud
- Would your firm want this kind of publicity? Be sure and check out the piece in ComputerWorld (May 27, 2009) re: H-1B fraud prosecution. The article by Patrick Thibodeau describes how the U.S. Federal Government is connecting the alleged abuse of the H-1B...
- Tags: Job, H-1B Visa, Juror, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Government, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-05-28
- Why U.S. Visa policies are like Microsoft Windows
- Inventory of H-1B Visa Woes & What’s Needed for Positive Change U.S. immigration and visa policies are like the Windows operating system. After decades of usage and many repairs to its code/policies, they both still need more patching and enhancements. Both of these institutions start off with...
- Tags: U.S., Visa Inc., Visa, H-1B Visa, Window, Arbitrage, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- Tuolumne County Improves Decision-Making Processes With Integrated Budgeting Solution
- Tuolumne County wanted to enable effective transfer of information and collaboration between employees, including those in disparate locations and deploy an integrated budgeting system to meet the county's needs as a public sector organization - particularly related to managing relations with many collective bargaining units. The challenge was to implement...
- Tags: Collective Bargaining, Budgeting, Benefit, Decision-making, Labor Relations, Personal Finance, Financial Services, Human Resources
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- What is American?
- A recent post by Brian Sommer noted that H-1B visa holders might be in for a rough ride in 2009 as the weakening economy invites calls for special preferences for the accidental citizens of the United States of America (I say "accidental," as most of us were bestowed our rights...
- Tags: Massachusetts, H-1B, Productivity, Human Resources, Labor Relations, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- Tough times for H-1B visa holders
- The Firms That Use These Workers Could Be Hurt, Too! When Microsoft announced its layoffs this week, they also indicated that a number of non-U.S. workers will get the ax. Computerworld posted these remarks regarding Microsoft’s layoffs: Microsoft Corp. said it is cutting a...
- Tags: U.S., Job, H-1B Visa, Worker, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- SAP: Claus Heinrich resigns from executive board
- In an email sent to all SAP employees today, Claus Heinrich announced that he intends to resign from the company on 31st May, 2009 the same date when co-CEO Henning Kagermann intends to leave the company. Heinrich's reasons for leaving are not entirely clear though he says...
- Tags: Board, SAP AG, Heinrich, Labor Relations, Corporate Governance, E-mail, Web Site Development, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Online Communications, Internet, Workforce Management, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- The candidates on tech
- Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues â€" broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum â€" although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....
- Tags: Broadband, H-1B, Human Resources, John McCain, Labor Relations, Net Neutrality, Obama, Richard Koman, Spectrum, Telecommunications
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who’s buying...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment
- Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...
- Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidates
- Robert Meltzer, CEO of VisaNow offers this guest blog post on the questions we should be asking the candidates on the ever-contentious H1-B issue. Consistently throughout U.S. history, immigration has been a divisive topic. Cultural biases, misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and...
- Tags: U.S., H-1B Visa, Immigration System, H-1B, Government, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Xerox CEO: Time for Washington's help
- She's been called the second most powerful woman in business. By now, she may be No. 1. In a wide-ranging discussion about technology, politics, and her company's plans, Xerox's CEO tells News.com's Charles Cooper that the tech industry hasn't found a particularly sympathetic ear in the nation's capital, especially when...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., CEO, Human Resources, Labor Relations, News, xerox, ann mulcahy, charles cooper, politics, president, government, election, h-1b
- Videos 2008-06-06
- News to know: Vista search; Android; Gmail
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search Phil Wainewright: Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software Ed Burnette: 50 questions asked and answered on Android News.com: Google to let users test new...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail Providers, H-1B, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Google calls for hike in H-1B visas
- Technology issues are never a big deal in presidential elections, as much as some people think they should be. One that Big Tech is trying to push, though is the H-1B visa situation. Bill Gates has been lobbying hard on the issue and now Google has signaled it's a big...
- Tags: Google Inc., Limit, Technology Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- IEERB Enables Easier, Faster and More Cost-Effective Document Research
- As part of its mandate, the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board IEERB maintains a large collection of documents, including teacher collective bargaining agreements, salary schedules, and IEERB unit determinations and unfair labor practice decisions. The IEERB wanted to move away from their paper-based system and put information directly in the...
- Tags: Document, Computer, RJS Software, IEERB, Productivity, Labor Relations, Human Resources
- Case studies 2007-07-10
- Reducing Distribution Costs: The Value of RedPrairie's Productivity Management Solution - Customer Survey
- For many companies, distribution costs as a percentage of sales continue to rise. Labor costs generally represent the greatest single component of distribution costs, ranging from 40 percent to as much as 70 percent of the total. In this context, ARC conducted a user survey of RedPrairie's labor Productivity Management...
- Tags: RedPrairie, Customer Survey, ARC Advisory Group, Distribution Cost, Labor Relations, Marketing Research, Sales Strategy, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales
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