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Trump administration to add roughly 65,000 H-2B guest worker visas this year

President Donald Trump’s administration will add some 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas through September 30, a Federal Register notice said, stating the visas would be available to employers at risk of severe financial hardship due to a lack of US labour, Reuters reported.The move roughly doubled the 66,000 visas available each year to businesses […]

‘Heartbroken, alone’: ICE arrests 58-year-old McDonald’s worker, ‘laughed’ at son bringing medicine for father

ICE agents reportedly laughed at a teenager who took life-saving medication to his 58-year-old father at a detention facility after the man was arrested while working at McDonald’s outside Minneapolis and later detained at a nearby facility.A video circulating on social media shows ICE agents arresting an old man and later during an interview with […]

Have you ever paid your employer from salary? Immigration expert explains what this question by a border agent to an H-1B worker means

An H-1B worker entering the US may face this question from a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer: whether they have ever paid any portion of their salary to their employer. Murthy Law Firm explained that there can be various aspects to it, but if the border official determines that an H-1B worker paid their […]

Trump hurls abuse and shows middle finger to Ford worker who shouted ‘pedophile protector’ | World News

President Donald Trump appeared to lash out at a worker who shouted pedophile protector during his visit to Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, with video showing him seemingly responding with an expletive and the middle finger.Footage obtained by TMZ captured the moment as Trump toured the plant, pointing towards […]

Canadian-Indian worker seeks ‘special exemption’ to stay in Ontario amid mass layoffs: ‘My daughter’s already adapted to the culture’

As Algoma Steel plans to lay off around 1,000 workers in Ontario this March, Mayurkumar Lad is worried about more than just losing his job.The 38-year-old moved to Canada from India in 2022 with his wife and daughter. He has worked as an engineer at Algoma Steel since 2024 and applied for permanent residency through […]

UAE court forces company to pay worker Dh159,800: What employees should know

UAE Worker Takes Company to Court, Walks Away With $43,500 Abu Dhabi, January 07, 2026: In a ruling increasingly being cited by workers and legal experts across the UAE, an Abu Dhabi Labour Court has ordered a private company to pay Dh159,800 (approximately $43,540) to a long-serving employee for unpaid salary and end-of-service benefits. This […]

He has a 3-year-old daughter: Indian-origin IT worker who sexually assaulted 17 women in Melbourne saved from deportation

An Indian-origin man who sexually assaulted 17 women at a Melbourne nightclub in 2023 has now been saved from deportation as a tribunal ruled that deporting him would not be fair for his three-year-old daughter. The man, however, is prohibited from meeting his daughter as he pleaded guilty to the sexual assault; he also lost […]

Fired Cinnabon worker Crystal Wilsey who hurled N-word at Somali couple receives over $20,000 in donations

A Cinnabon employee who was filmed hurling racist and xenophobic abuse at a Somali couple was fired, but an online fundraiser set up in her name has raised over $20,000. The confrontation took place on Friday at the Cinnabon outlet in Wisconsin. The video was posted on TikTok and showed the worker telling the black […]

‘Looks like the CEO shooter’: 911 call by McDonald’s worker played during Luigi Mangione hearing

A Manhattan judge on Monday reviewed key evidence in the murder case against Luigi Mangione, including a 911 call from the Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s where he was arrested last year after a dayslong manhunt after he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases, with federal prosecutors seeking […]

Rome tower collapse: Worker rescued from rubble dies after hours-long operation; Italian PM Meloni offers condolences

A worker, who had been rescued from the rubble of the collapsed medieval Torre dei Conti in central Rome, died, Italian news outlet Corriere della Sera reported after midnight on Tuesday. Crowds had cheered when emergency services freed him on Monday evening, but crews, who worked through the night amid the risk of further collapses, […]