Labrador Backs Higher Wage Requirements for H-1B Visa Workers

Labrador backs higher wage requirements for H-1B visa workers

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is backing a proposal that would increase wage requirements for employers hiring workers through the H-1B visa program. Labrador joined attorneys general from 12 other states in submitting comments to the U.S. Department of Labor supporting a proposed rule that would raise the minimum wages employers must pay foreign workers under the program. According to the coalition, increasing wage …

Idaho AG Joins Coalition Urging Higher H-1B Wage Requirements

BOISE, ID — Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a 13-state coalition urging the U.S. Department of Labor to increase minimum wage requirements for workers employed through the H-1B visa program, arguing the change would help prevent employers from replacing American workers with lower-cost foreign labor. The coalition submitted formal comments supporting proposed federal rulemaking that would raise wage floors for H-1B workers. Accor…