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April 11, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of April 5, 2009

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of April 5, 2009: Agency

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April 11, 2009

United Kingdom: UK Border Agency Plans to Exchange Fingerprint Data with the US, Canada and Australia

As reported at KableNET.com, the UK Border Agency plans to work with the United States, Canada and Australia

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April 11, 2009

United Kingdom: New Visitor Visa Requirements Taking Effect for Nationals of Bolivia, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland and Venezuela

The United Kingdom's government has announced the start dates for new short stay visitor visa requirements

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April 10, 2009

H-1B Numbers Still Available

Yesterday the immigration community was surprised to learn that while the 20,000 H-1B numbers set aside

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April 10, 2009

OSHA Revises Its Field Operations Manual

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its revised Field Operations Manual

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April 10, 2009

Obama to Nominate Jane Oates to Lead the Employment and Training Administration

President Obama has chosen Jane Oates as his nominee for assistant secretary of the Department of Labor’s

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April 10, 2009

Jordan Barab Named As Acting Head of OSHA

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has appointed Jordan Barab as deputy assistant secretary for the Occupational

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April 10, 2009

U.S. Senators Durbin and Grassley Planning to Resume H-1B Debate

Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) plan to reintroduce legislation that would

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April 10, 2009

Napolitano Expresses Support for Extending E-Verify Beyond September 30 Expiration Date

As reported at the DailyRecord.com, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, has

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April 10, 2009

U.S. Rep. Flake Introduces Legislation to Exempt Foreigners Who Earn a Ph.D. in the U.S. from H-1B Visa Cap

On March 30, 2009, U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (R.-AZ) introduced legislation (H.R. 1791) that would

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