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Daniel M. Kowalski
9 hours ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
ETA Updates H-2A AEWR for Non-Range Occupations
DOL, July 2, 2024 "The Employment and Training Administration published an FRN on June 24, 2024 updating the AEWRs under the H-2A temporary agricultural employment program that apply to a limited set of H-2A job opportunities for which the AEWR...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOL Finalizes H-2A Rule (eff. June 28, 2024)
DOL, Apr. 26, 2024 "The Department of Labor today announced a final rule to strengthen protections for farmworkers . The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for...
Daniel M. Kowalski
7 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2 Visa Countries: Advance Copy
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 11/09/2023 "Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B...
Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A Visa News (Sept. 15, 2023)
Here is the 83-page Proposed Rule. Here is the DOL media release. Here is the DOL FAQ.
Daniel M. Kowalski
9 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A Proposed Rule
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/15/2023 "The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers employed...
Daniel M. Kowalski
10 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A FAQ Round 6: Labor Contractors
OFLC, Aug. 3, 2023 "U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 6: H-2A Labor Contractors (H-2ALCs) August 3, 2023"
Daniel M. Kowalski
11 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A AEWR FAQ, Round 2 (July 11, 2023)
DOLETA, July 11, 2023 "2023 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Final Rule FAQs Round 2: AEWR Determination Guidance"
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC Provides Webinar Materials and Information to Stakeholders on the PERM and H-2A Programs
OFLC, May 1, 2023 "In April 2023, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) conducted three webinars to provide stakeholder updates on: Developments on the new Adverse Effect Wage Rate Rule in the H-2A Program; An update to the new PERM...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A Sheepherders Vindicated in Suit
Towards Justice, Mar. 28, 2023 "Last week, a federal district court in the District of Nevada ruled in favor of a proposed class of migrant sheepherders who allege that an association of sheep ranches has colluded to suppress their wages and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A FAQ: Joint Employers (Mar. 14, 2023)
OFLC, Mar. 14, 2023 "U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 5: Joint Employers March 14, 2023"
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOL Publishes Final Rule Revising the Methodology Used to Determine the Adverse Effect Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations in the H-2A Program
DOL, Feb. 28, 2023 "The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has published a final rule that amends its regulations regarding the methodology used to determine the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range agricultural occupations in the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC Publishes 2023 Update to Allowable Charges for H-2A Agricultural Workers' Meals and for H-2A and H-2B Travel Subsistence Reimbursement, Including Lodging
OFLC, Feb. 9, 2023 "The Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice in the Federal Register to announce the annual updated dollar amount H-2A employers may charge workers, other than workers in herding or production of livestock...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A FAQ Round 4 (Dec. 30, 2022)
OFLC, Dec. 30, 2022 U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 4 H-2A Application Filing and Processing December 30, 2022
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC H-2A FAQ Round 3: Job Offers, Assurances, and Obligations – Wages (Dec. 7, 2022)
OFLC, Dec. 7, 2022 U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 3: Job Offers, Assurances, and Obligations – Wages December 7, 2022
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
More H-2A Listening Sessions
OFLC, Nov. 25, 2022 "The U.S. Department of Labor previously announced that it intends to engage in additional rulemaking concerning the H-2A visa program for temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers. The Department will consider new...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC Posts H-2A Prevailing Wage Surveys FAQ (Nov. 21, 2022)
OFLC, Nov. 21, 2022 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Prevailing Wage Surveys "On October 12, 2022, the Department of Labor (the Department) published a final rule promulgating regulations governing the certification of employment of nonimmigrant workers...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC H-2A Webinar, Nov. 17, 2022
OFLC, Nov. 9, 2022 Department of Labor Announces a Stakeholder Webinar on the 2022 H-2A Final Rule Filing and Processing Updates to be Held on November 17, 2022 On November 17, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
List of H-2A/B Visa Countries (Advance Notice)
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 11/10/2022 "Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A FAQ Round 2 (Oct. 25, 2022)
OFLC, Oct. 25, 2022 - H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 2: Job Order Filing and Processing October 25, 2022
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOL to Host H-2A Webinar on Oct. 27, 2022
DOL : "On October 27, 2022, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the H-2A program made by the H-2A 2022 Final Rule. Participants of...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A Final Rule
The Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule Revising its Regulations on the H-2A Application and Temporary Labor Certification Process "The U.S. Department of Labor has published a final rule, Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC Announces 30-Day Public Comment Period for Draft H-2A Frequently Asked Questions Guidance on Temporary or Seasonal Need
OFLC, Sept. 26, 2022 "The Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) guidance for the H-2A temporary...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Court Axes 2020 H-2A Wage Rule: United Farm Workers v. DOL
United Farm Workers v. DOL "On November 5, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) promulgated a Final Rule that amended the regulations governing the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (“AEWR”) calculation methodology. Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OFLC Annual Update, H-2 Meal Charges, Reimbursements
OFLC, Feb. 23, 2022 "Office of Foreign Labor Certification Publishes Annual Update to Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers' Meals and for Travel Subsistence Reimbursement, Including Lodging The Employment and Training Administration...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
H-2A FAQ: Wage Disclosure and Calculation Requirements on Agricultural Clearance Orders
DOL, Dec. 29, 2021 "ETA is issuing these FAQs to remind SWAs that they are obligated under the Wagner-Peyser Act regulations at 20 CFR 653.501 to check an employer’s piece rate offer, estimated in hourly wage rate equivalents for each activity...
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