A US law that allows firms to hire nonimmigrant foreign workers in specialized occupations is known as the H-1B program.

Unionizing is protected by law, but some employers may still retaliate. That can make H-1B visa workers cautious since their legal status is tied to their employer.

The change could help ease rampant staffing shortages, but the state’s nurses union fears it might also be a short-term fix ...

The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed an amendment to the Employment Service Act (就業服務法) allowing people aged 80 and older to ...