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Deadline Looms for Businesses to Apply for Their Share of $5.5B Credit Card Company Settlement

The settlement stems from a 2005 lawsuit that alleged merchants paid excessive fees to accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards, and that Visa and Mastercard and their member banks acted in violation of antitrust laws. read more >
Dana Deree, president of Arkansas Global Connect, sees the temporary work visa program as key to resolving the country’s migrant crisis and labor shortage.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Industry

Arkansas Global Connect Acquired by South Carolina Labor Consultant Firm

The Conway-based company, led by Dana Deree, arranges legal foreign labor for employers in the U.S. read more >
Banking & Finance / Legal / Public Companies

Visa, Mastercard Settle Long-Running Antitrust Suit Over Swipe Fees With Merchants

The deal would lower and cap the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard and allow small businesses to collectively bargain for rates with the payment processors in a similar way that the large merchants do on their own now. read more >
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Legal

Republican AGs Push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx Not to Track Gun Sales

In their letter, the AGs threaten to use all legal tools at their disposal to stop the payment networks from tracking gun sales. read more >
Murad Elsaidi of the Murad Law Firm in Little Rock says that H-1B visas and green cards for immigrants make up about 30% of his legal practice. 
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Government & Politics

Backlog Hinders Immigrant LaborLock Icon

The processing of all types of applications — visas and green cards — is backlogged, leaving potential workers in limbo amid a nationwide labor shortage. read more >
Headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville
Legal / Retail

Visa Countersues Wal-Mart in Dispute Over Debit Cards

Visa Inc. filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., claiming the retailer secretly began testing a protocol that eliminated the need for signature verifications for transactions paid for with a Visa debit card. read more >