Multistate H-1B Visa Fee Lawsuit & More

States Sue to Block H-1B Visa Fee

The attorneys general of 20 states, led by California and Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, which allow employers to hire foreign workers with specialized skills when similarly qualified American workers can’t be found. Administration officials have argued that some employers had been abusing the visa program to keep their wages low. Tech companies based in California, including Apple, Google and Meta are among the nation’s top employers of H-1B visa holders. (NEW YORK TIMES)

Collective Bargaining Ban Repealed in UT

Utah lawmakers and Gov. Spencer Cox (R) repealed the law (HB 267) they enacted earlier this year preventing public employee labor unions from negotiating on behalf of their workers. Opponents of the law had collected enough signatures to qualify for a referendum on it for the November ballot. (ASSOCIATED PRESS, KSL)

—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK