SEN. RICK SCOTT INTRODUCES AMERICAN HIRING TRANSPARENCY ACT, GIVING U.S. WORKERS FAIR OPPORTUNITY

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Rick Scott issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott introduced the American Hiring Transparency Act (https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/6E2F58A8-6080-43D7-989F-924BBAB6E71E) to incentivize hiring skilled American workers over cheap, foreign labor.

The bill would enact a $10,000 fee for employers hiring foreign workers using the Application for Permanent Employment Certification and closes loopholes in the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) labor certification system to boost American workers.

There is currently no fee to submit this form. At the same time, employers who want to outsource work to foreigners have found ways to get around current job posting require...