Submission + - New Bill Gives US Workers First Dibs on H-1B Jobs
linumax writes: "One of the longest-running defenses of the hotly debated H-1B temporary worker visa program is that there are simply not enough U.S. workers to fill out many corporations' programming, engineering and back-office positions, leaving them no choice but to hire workers from overseas. eWeek reports that a new Senate bill takes this argument to task, demanding that employers make a "good faith" effort to hire a U.S. worker before bringing in a H-1B worker. It would require that employers prove not only that they tried and failed to hire a U.S. worker, but that hiring a foreigner would pose no cost advantage."
Submission + - The Web is leveling the "paying field"
netbuzz writes: "Only those holdout professional athletes can say "it's not about the money" and keep a straight face. The rest of us want to know if we're earning what we deserve, or at least that we're making what others who do similar jobs make. That's why sites that provide pay-scale information and salary calculators are becoming all the more popular. The New York Times has a roundup on them this weekend, and that account is the paper's "most e-mailed" item.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1205 4"
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/120
Submission + - Zune Pass songs can be loaded on non-Zune players
Harvey Chute writes: "A member of Zunerama has discovered that songs downloaded from Zune Pass can be synced to his daughter's Creative Zen. The link has screen grabs showing Zune Pass songs being loaded onto a Creative Zen.
We're monitoring to see what happens over time — i.e. if the songs remain available as long as the Zune Pass is maintained.
LINK — http://zunerama.com/forum/index.php?topic=3079.0 — Harvey
Harvey Chute
Editor, Zunerama
admin@zunerama.com
http://www.zunerama.com/"
