Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association

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Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association

• Hiring of Internationals
• March 21, 2007

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H2-B Program Non Agricultural Worker Visa
Program

• Designed to augment seasonal/peak load staffing
  needs
• Application process with Department of Labor and
  Homeland Security
• Documentation of efforts to hire U.S. workers
• Partnership/Relationship with country of worker
  origin (e.g. Jamaica, Mexico)

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H2-B Visa Relief

• Seasonal workers who work for less than a year
• Visas capped at 66,000 per year
• In 2005, first year cap was enforced
• Legislation enacted in 2005 to provide relief
  that included temporary exemption from cap for
  returning workers
• A new one-year extension was included in a
  government funding bill and enacted
• Exemption expires on September 30, 2007

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Benefits of the H2-B Program

• Identify group of workers who want to work in the
  U.S. for a defined period of time
• Returning workers provide sustained level of
  service therefore less training is required
• Help fill seasonal/temporary positions which are
  often difficult to fill
• Strong work ethic and desire to return each
  season

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• Cindy Clark, Director of Human Resources
• at The BROADMOOR
• 1 Lake Avenue
• Colorado Springs, CO 80906
• Office - 719-577-5846
• Fax - 719-577-5741
• cclark_at_broadmoor.com
• www.broadmoor.com