I have already blogged once about Undercover Boss, but I thought it would be helpful to flesh out just why the pay-docking incident in the first episode stuck in my head. 

If the answer is “yes,” it is time to start thinking about obtaining an H-1B nonimmigrant visa (“H-1B visa”) so that you may stay and work in the United States.�
What is an H-1B Visa?
Much like when in OPT (Optional Practical Training), an H-1B visa allows you to be employed by the company sponsoring the visa [...]

On December 14, 2009, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that 62,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been filed.  Remarkably, this is a 1,000 petition increase over the 61,500 USCIS announced it has received on December 8, 2009.�
The H-1B visa is among the most coveted by U.S. employers because it allows foreign workers in [...]

With an escalation in employer inspections by United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Labor (DOL), it has become vital that employers with H-1B employees have their H-1B Public Access Files in order.�
What Documents Should be in a H-1B Public Access File?
To avoid potential costly fines, [...]

The perils of DIY drafting.
Remember the classic Monty Python skit? Eric Praline (John Cleese) walks into the Post Office to get a fish license for his pet halibut (also named Eric) and gets into an argument with the man behind the counter (Eric Idle). Here is an excerpt*:
Praline (pulling out his “cat license” to prove [...]

Anyone using LinkedIn knows that one of the steps to a complete profile is to ask people for recommendations.  These recommendations can be very valuable in a job hunt because about 75% of hiring managers check LinkedIn to research the credentials of job applicants, according to a recent Jump Start Media poll.