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DHS' WAR ON STAFFING COMPANIES APPARENTLY DOESN'T INCLUDE DHS

By Greg Siskind

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Those of you who follow H-1B developments know that a memo issued last month essentially tries to bar H-1B use when the employer places the worker at a third party site. The aim was to target IT staffing companies in an attempt to deflect criticism from Senator Chuck Grassley. Despite the fact that there are a whole host of unintended consequences (for example, doctors in some states are actually barred by law from being employed by the hospitals where they work and must be employed by physician groups - bet you didn't think doctors' practices were staffing companies, but they...

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).

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