The Framework for Foreign Workers' Labor Protections Under Federal Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Emigration and immigration.

Labor laws and legislation.

Legal aid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (12 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses DOL labor certification/attestation and DHS petition process, and considers applicability of Federal labor laws to foreign workers. Examines State and local laws related to labor, contract, and torts that can provide foreign workers with additional rights. Takes note of private causes of action that foreign workers may have under various State and local laws, and reviews potential for Legal Services Corp. legal services to be made available to nonimmigrant workers. Examines immigration-related legislative proposals in the 113th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Framework for Foreign Workers' Labor Protections Under Federal Law

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.