Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States

• Document number: 2015-09694
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: April 29, 2015
• Effective: April 29, 2015
• Comments close: June 29, 2015
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; Labor Department; Employment and Training Administration; Wage and Hour Division

Official abstract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are jointly issuing regulations governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This interim final rule establishes the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from DOL for use in petitioning DHS to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. We are also issuing regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both United States (U.S.) and foreign workers. DHS and DOL are issuing simultaneously with this rule a companion rule governing the methodology to set the prevailing wage in the H-2B program.

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