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2012

  • DOL Notice on H-2A & H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Program (10/31/2012)
    DOL notice of information collection on forms and regulatory information applicable to the H-2A and H–2B Foreign Labor Certification Program, as well as Form ETA 9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination. Comments are due by 11/29/12 (77 FR 65715, 10/30/12). AILA Doc. No. 12103141.
    AILA Doc. No. 12103141.
  • DOL Notice on Delay of Wage Methodology for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (10/2/2012)
    DOL notice delaying effective date of wage methodology for Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H–2B Program final rule, in response to legislation that prohibits any funds from being used to implement the wage rule for first 6 months of FY2013 (77 FR 60040, 10/2/12). AILA Doc. No. 12100262.
    AILA Doc. No. 12100262.
  • DOL Notice on H-2A & H-2B Electronic Filing System (9/28/2012)
    DOL notice announcing the implementation of electronic filing for the submission of nonimmigrant temporary labor certification applications under the H–2A and H–2B visa programs through DOL’s iCERT Visa Portal System (77 FR 59670, 09/28/12). AILA Doc. No. 12092862.
    AILA Doc. No. 12092862.
  • DOL Notice on Form 9141 and Related Forms (8/15/2012)
    DOL notice on comment request for Form ETA 9141 & other related forms pertaining to programs requiring prevailing wage determinations & the H–2A & H–2B programs for temporary employment certification in agricultural and non-agricultural occupations (77 FR 49025, 08/15/12). AILA Doc. No. 12081571.
    AILA Doc. No. 12081571.
  • DOL on Proposed Revisions to Form 9035 & Related Forms (7/9/2012)
    DOL notice on comment request for Form ETA 9035 & other related forms pertaining to employers seeking to apply for labor condition applications to allow them to bring foreign labor to the U.S. on a temporary basis. Comments are due September 7, 2012. (77 FR 40383, 07/09/12) AILA Doc. No. 12070945.
    AILA Doc. No. 12070945.
  • DOL Announces Address Change for Foreign Labor Certification Program Applications (6/20/2012)
    DOL notice announcing an address change for the Chicago National Processing Center (NPC) where applications for temporary labor certification programs will be filed and/or are being processed, effective August 2, 2012. (77 FR 37072, 06/20/12) AILA Doc. No. 12062048.
    AILA Doc. No. 12062048.
  • DOL Notice on H-2B Temporary Agricultural Worker Injunction (5/16/2012)
    DOL notice on the judicial order enjoining the Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States, published February 21, 2012 (77 FR 28764, 05/16/12). AILA Doc. No. 12051644.
    AILA Doc. No. 12051644.
  • DOL Guidance on Start Date for 2012 H-2B Program (4/23/2012)
    DOL guidance regarding the 2012 Final Rule for H-2Bs. Applications filed under the current regulation must be postmarked no later than midnight 4/26/12. Applications postmarked after 4/27/12 will be adjudicated under the 2012 Final Rule. (77 FR 24137, 4/23/12) AILA Doc. No. 12042342.
    AILA Doc. No. 12042342.
  • DOL Guidance on Transition Period for H-2B Program (3/20/2012)
    DOL guidance on transition procedures to ensure that employers filing H-2B applications on or after 4/23/12 (when the 2012 H-2B Final Rule becomes effective) have sufficient information to file applications properly. (77 FR 16157, 3/20/12) AILA Doc. No. 12032070.
    AILA Doc. No. 12032070.
  • DOL Notice on Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals and Travel Subsistence Reimbursement (3/7/2012)
    DOL notice on lodging costs and allowable charges for 2012 that employers seeking H–2A workers may charge their workers when the employer provides three meals a day, and the maximum meal reimbursement which a worker with receipts may claim. (77 FR 13635, 03/07/12) AILA Doc. No. 12030764.
    AILA Doc. No. 12030764.
  • DOL Notice on Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals and Travel Subsistence Reimbursement (3/2/2012)
    DOL notice on lodging costs and allowable charges for 2012 that employers seeking H–2A workers may charge their workers when the employer provides three meals a day, and the maximum meal reimbursement which a worker with receipts may claim. (77 FR 12882, 03/02/12) AILA Doc. No. 12030266.
    AILA Doc. No. 12030266.
  • DOL Changes Labor Certification Process for H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment (3/2/2012)
    DOL notice on the Changes to the Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H–2B aliens in the United States. (77 FR 12883, 03/02/12) AILA Doc. No. 12030264.
    AILA Doc. No. 12030264.
  • DOL Final Rule on Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens (2/21/2012)
    DOL final rule amending the regulations governing the certification of H-2B temporary or seasonal workers, and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to H-2B employers. (77 FR 10038, 2/21/12) AILA Doc. No. 12021070.
    AILA Doc. No. 12021070.
  • DOL Press Release on H-2B Final Rule on Labor Certification(210 KB - 2/10/2012)
    DOL press release on a final rule to improve the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program. The rule will include changes to several aspects of the program to ensure that U.S. workers receive greater access to jobs and strengthens worker protection. AILA Doc. No. 12021065.
    AILA Doc. No. 12021065.
  • Updated DOL Guidance to Employers on H-2B Wage Methodology (1/3/2012)
    DOL guidance to employers with additional information for those individuals who have received a supplemental or dual prevailing wage determination based on a previous effective date of the new prevailing wage methodology. (76 FR 82116, 12/30/11) AILA Doc. No. 12010364.
    AILA Doc. No. 12010364.
  • DOL Final Rule Delaying H-2B Wage Rule Effective Date (1/3/2012)
    DOL final rule delaying the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B program to 10/01/12 in response to recent legislation. (76 FR 82115, 12/30/11) AILA Doc. No. 12010362.
    AILA Doc. No. 12010362.