Recent News and Discussions About National Benefits Center Layoffs
Federal agency avoids KC-area layoffs for now
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/05/28/nbc-avoids-kc-layoffs.html
May 28, 2020 — The National Benefits Center , based in Lee’s Summit, was set to lay off 1000 employees on Friday. It has dodged that outcome for another …
Federal agency contractor warns of layoffs in Kansas City
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article242937081.html
May 22, 2020 — About 1,000 employees in the Kansas City area working for the National Benefits Center , an agency under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration …
Federal agency in Kansas City to restore jobs cut in 2020
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article249873288.html
Mar 12, 2021 — Congressional leaders were concerned when they learned of the layoffs last year. “Restoring these critical jobs at the National Benefits Center …
Hundreds of jobs return to Kansas City a year after 1000 …
https://fox4kc.com/news/hundreds-of-jobs-return-to-kansas-city-a-year-after-1000-workers-were-laid-off/
Mar 11, 2021 — Hundreds of jobs return to Kansas City a year after 1,000 workers were laid off · Daily Headlines · Breaking News.
Featured Issue: USCIS Budget Shortfall and Furloughs – AILA
https://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/all/uscis-furloughs
Jan 11, 2022 — Increases the premium processing fee for benefit requests that are … the agency’s National Benefit Center (NBC) in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Hundreds of jobs return to Kansas City a year after 1000 …
https://davids.house.gov/media/in-the-news/hundreds-jobs-return-kansas-city-year-after-1000-workers-were-laid
Mar 11, 2021 — The National Benefits Center locations in Lee’s Summit and Overland Park announced a year ago 1,000 employees would be laid off .
Lawmakers Applaud USCIS Decision to Restore 500 …
https://www.blunt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lawmakers-applaud-uscis-decision-to-restore-500-positions-following-push-from-missouri-kansas-delegations
Mar 11, 2021 — “Restoring these critical jobs at the National Benefits Center in the … USCIS and prevent catastrophic layoffs because of the coronavirus, …
500 KC jobs restored to process immigration paperwork – WIBW
https://www.wibw.com/2021/03/12/500-kc-jobs-restored-to-process-immigration-paperwork/
Mar 12, 2021 — The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service laid off 800 workers last year … The agency has a National Benefits Center in Lee’s Summit, …
Layoffs at USCIS Likely to Delay Visa Processing Times – Integrity …
https://legal.co.th/resources/visa-immigration-law/us-immigration-law/layoffs-uscis-likely-delay-visa-processing-times/
Quoting further: “The 800 people who are being furloughed work for a contractor at the National Benefit Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
About 1,000 Kansas City workers learn of potential layoffs | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/300eaeb40fb315db8917856d2cd6b9e7
The Kansas City Star reports that the employees work for the National Benefits Center , which processes paperwork for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration …