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Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS IFR: Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 237 / Monday, December 12, 2022 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to update information that is no longer accurate since the creation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
J-1 Hardship Victory at SDNY: Teleanus v. Koumans
Teleanus v. Koumans "Here, because the AAO failed to “articulate a satisfactory explanation” for why Mr. Teleanu’s departure would not constitute exceptional hardship for J.T., and provided no indication that it gave “explicit...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
$65M J-1 Au Pair Lawsuit Settlement: Final Approval (Beltran v. InterExchange)
July 18, 2019 " Beltran, et al. v. InterExchange, Inc., et al. - 14-cv-03074-CMA-KMT (D. Colo.) If you were an au pair on a J-1 visa in the United States between Jan. 1, 2009, and October 28, 2018, you could get a payment from a settlement...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
J-1 Au Pairs Win Class Certification in Wage Suit (Beltran v. Interexchange)
Tiffany Hu, Law360, Feb. 2, 2018 - "A Colorado federal judge on Friday partially granted class certification to more than 91,000 au pairs alleging that multiple sponsor agencies colluded to set low pay rates, finding that of the proposed classes...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
J-1 Visa Au Pair FLSA Wage Suit Advances in Colorado; Collusion Smoking Gun? - Beltran v. Noonan
Beltran v. Noonan, Mar. 31, 2016 - "Plaintiffs’ circumstantial evidence presented sufficient circumstantial evidence of a viable economic theory of collusion ... the Court agrees with [Magistrate] Judge Tafoya’s conclusion that the FLSA...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Culture Shock: The Exploitation of J-1 Cultural Exchange Workers
"They come to experience all America has to offer. They hope to pay their way by working a summer job as they experience a new culture and learn English. They work in our hotels, restaurants, fast-food chains and amusement parks. They work for companies...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
J-1 Students in South Carolina Exploited for Cheap Labor - SPLC Complaint
SPLC, July 27, 2016 - "Foreign college students who paid thousands of dollars to spend their summer living and working in the United States as part of a federal cultural exchange program were exploited by a labor broker who used the program as a...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Guest Worker Visa Troubles Visit McDonald's
"For Argentine college student Jorge Rios, a U.S. government cultural-exchange program had huge appeal: He would earn money and use it to explore the country. But after spending $3,000 to participate, Mr. Rios said he found himself at the mercy of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Protecting Guest Workers in the United States
"As the director of a project focused on the rights of migrant workers, I have been closely following the situation at the Hershey's Chocolate packing plant in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, exchange students on J-1 visas faced...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Cheap Labor as Cultural Exchange: The $100 Million Work Travel Industry
“Cheap Labor as Cultural Exchange: The $100 Million Work Travel Industry”, is based on five months of reporting by CIS senior research fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning former journalist Jerry Kammer. The series tells the story of the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
J-1 Visa Workers Strike McDonald's in Pennsylvania
"Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, McDonald’s workers in central Pennsylvania launched a surprise strike at 11 this morning. The strikers are student guest workers from Latin America and Asia, brought to the United States under...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Former McDonald's Franchisee Settles With DOL for $211K in FLSA, J-1 Summer Work Case
"Former McDonald's franchisee Cheung Enterprises LLC and president Andrew Cheung, based in Middletown, have agreed to pay $205,977 in back wages and liquidated damages to 291 employees, including 178 foreign student workers hired under the U...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 11 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
State Dept. to review J-1 Summer Work Travel visa program
"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has ordered an "extensive and thorough review" of a foreign exchange program that has been used by U.S. businesses as a source of cheap labor and exploited by criminals to import women to...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
State Department Revises Foreign Student Job Program After Abuse Complaints
"The State Department, responding to a wave of complaints from foreign students about abuses under a summer cultural exchange program, issued new rules on Friday significantly revising the types of jobs the students can do, prohibiting them...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Colorado Ski Resorts Lose H-2B Workers, Keep J-1 Visas Steady
"Four years ago Aspen Skiing Co. hosted about 400 H2B visa workers in operations at its four Roaring Fork Valley ski areas. This year, there will be two among its 2,000 employees. "H2Bs have essentially gone away," said Jim Laing, vice...
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