Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility

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• Document number: 2019-27260
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: January 6, 2020
• Effective: February 5, 2020
• Agency: Labor Department; Employment and Training Administration

Official abstract

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this final rule to give States increased flexibility in their administration of Employment Service (ES) activities funded under the Wagner-Peyser Act (the Act). This flexibility includes the grants allocated to the States for the traditional labor exchange and related services, and for the foreign labor certification program, including the placement of employer job orders, inspection of housing for agricultural workers, and the administration of prevailing wage and practice surveys.

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