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 is determined...
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 all farmworkers...
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 nonimmigrant...
DOL, Oct. 19, 2023 "Today, in the White House H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce report, the U.S. Department of Labor joined the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development to announce new efforts to strengthen...
Here is the 83-page Proposed Rule. Here is the DOL media release. Here is the DOL FAQ.
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 in temporary...
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"
DOLETA, July 11, 2023 "2023 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Final Rule FAQs Round 2: AEWR Determination Guidance"
Tina Vásquez, Prism, April 14th, 2023 "This ... is the backstory on why abuse and exploitation are baked into the H-2A program and how migrant workers who pursued legal remedies regarding millions of dollars in stolen wages ultimately had their hard-earned...
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 Form ETA-9089;...
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 restrict their...
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"
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 H-2A visa...
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 on the range...
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