Benefits are a form of compensation paid by employers to employees over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Benefits are a portion of a total compensation package for employees. Employee benefits are designed to provide security to you and your family, and to improve your quality of life. This is FindLaw's collection of HR Benefits articles, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Business Immigration Horizon, Spring 1999
The Big PictureApproximately 25 million temporary visas are issued annually as follows:Tourists 19.1 MillionBusinessVisitors 3.88 Million Students & Exchange Visitors635,000 Visas227,000Visas139,000 Visas140,000The ratio of temporary visas to ...
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H-1B Update #3: The H Cap Is Approaching
The INS is now very close to reaching the H-1B cap for this fiscal year, according to an INS official. Although INS had earlier announced that it would issue a Federal Register notice when it was within 30 days of reaching the cap, they are now ...
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Business Immigration to the United States
Current U.S. immigration law allows people who have skills and talents needed in the United States to be admitted to the United States to work on a temporary or permanent basis. This paper provides a basic overview of the current employment-based ...
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Visas For Foreign Technical Workers
Maryland has many computer, biotechnical and "high tech" oriented businesses, a number of which have trouble recruiting qualified technical professionals, in part because U.S. colleges do not produce enough graduates to meet demand. These businesses ...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Visas
Q. What is the difference between a B-1 visa and a B-2 visa? A. A B-1 visa is issued to a visa applicant who is coming to the U.S. for business purposes (not for employment in the U.S.) such as a business meeting or conference, a trade show, to take ...
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Tips for United States Visas: Employment-Based
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS The Immigration and Nationality Act provides a yearly minimum of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas which are divided into five preference categories. They may require a labor certification from the U.S. Department of ...
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Work Changes Require Health Choices
Starting your very first job? Consider enrolling in your employer's health care plan. If your employer offers more than one option-an HMO plan, a preferred provider option, and a fee-for-service plan, for example-compare each to your needs and ...
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Employment Authorization
Every employer must have proof that every employee is authorized to be employed in the United States at the time the employee is hired. This means that you must be able to provide documents to the employer proving your eligibility for employment ...
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Employment Based Preferences for Permanent Residence
Includes: Note: All three categories require an offer of employment and a labor certification. Category 3 is subject to a long waiting period ...
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Temporary Work Visas Explained
There are primarily three broad categories, or classifications, under which foreign-born persons can be legally present in the United States: They may be U.S. citizens through naturalization or birth abroad to U.S. parents, permanent residents (or ...