The Wall Street Journal: U.S. to allow another 15,000 unskilled foreign workers on temporary H-2B visas

The Trump administration unveiled changes to how the coveted visas for high-skilled foreign workers are allocated, starting this April, in an effort to boost the number awarded to people with advanced degrees from U.S. universities......»»

The Trump administration has ordered the State Department to stop issuing visas to unmarried same-sex partners of foreign officials working in the U.S., officials said Tuesday.....»»

American companies began to rethink their requirements for face masks after federal health regulators relaxed their guidelines this week, and on Friday Walmart Inc. made the first big move to bend to the new view......»»

President Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers allowed to work in the U.S. this year, an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal, nonagricultural worker visas on top of the annual 66,000.....»»

CEO pay surged in 2020, a year of historic business upheaval, a wrenching labor market for many workers and unprecedented challenges for many leaders......»»

The Federal Reserve said temporary limits on dividend payments and share buybacks will end for most banks after June 30, following the completion of annual stress tests to determine their resilience to a hypothetical downturn......»»

New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that accuses the online retailer of not doing enough to protect workers in the state from the coronavirus......»»

Best Buy Co. notified workers this week that it was cutting some jobs at its big-box stores, according to people familiar with the situation, as the retailer adapts to a world where more shopping happens online......»»

New investments in the U.S. by overseas businesses fell 49% in 2020......»»

In the wake of the riot at the Capitol, companies moved to cut ties with President Trump and his supporters and fired workers who participated......»»

All 90,000 US workers are eligible and can request up to two tests each week. Carsten Koall/Getty Images Google is offering its US workers a new perk: Free weekly COVID-19 testing kits. The Wall Street Journal first reported the ne.....»»

An Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier’s factory has been attacked by workers in India who claim they were brutally exploited, the Wall Street Journal re read more.....»»

Turkey blocks three international banks from trading its currency Thursday, an effort to stymie investors who are betting that the country’s weak financial standing will continue to deteriorate......»»

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. is offering free rental cars to health care workers, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing an interview with Chief Executive Kathryn Marinello. The company is planni.....»»

Ford Motor Co. has confirmed the temporary closure of its Chicago assembly plant because of a parts shortage, The Wall Street Journal reported. The closure i.....»»

The biggest ride-sharing and food-delivery companies in the U.S. are in talks to set up a fund to compensate drivers affected by the novel coronavirus, a step that highlights the pressure they face to provide workers with broader employment protections......»»

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is reconsidering plans to spend part of this year in Africa, a trip that has drawn criticism and helped fuel a push by activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. to possibly replace him......»»

President Donald Trump is expected to release a $4.8 trillion budget Monday that charts a path for the start of a potential second term, proposing steep cuts to social-safety-net programs and foreign aid and higher outlays for defense and veterans......»»

Four United Parcel Service Inc. workers have been arrested as part of a long-running investigation into how criminal organizations use the shipping giant to move narcotics into the U.S......»»

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones is stepping aside from the union’s top role, the union said Saturday, amid a federal investigation into corruption in the top ranks......»»