Set Text Size:

S

S

S

2011

  • DOL Notice of 2012 Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A Workers (12/22/2011)
    DOL notice announcing the 2012 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for H-2A workers. AEWRs are the minimum wage rates that DOL has determined must be offered and paid to H-2A workers. Notice is effective 12/22/11. (75 FR 79711, 12/22/11) AILA Doc. No. 11122220.
    AILA Doc. No. 11122220.
  • DOL Comment Request on the Proposed Extension of O*NET (11/30/2011)
    DOL notice of a 60-day comment request period on the proposed extension of the O*NET Data Collection Program. (75 FR 73680, 11/29/11) AILA Doc. No. 11113049.
    AILA Doc. No. 11113049.
  • DOL Guidance on Wage Determinations Following the New 1/1/12 Effective Date for H-2B Wage Methodology (11/29/2011)
    DOL guidance to employers who received supplemental or dual prevailing wage determinations based on a previous effective date of the new prevailing wage methodology due to the delay in H-2B wage methodology until 1/1/12. (75 FR 73509, 11/29/11). AILA Doc. No. 11112949.
    AILA Doc. No. 11112949.
  • DOL Final Rule Pushing the Effective Date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B Program to 1/1/12 (11/29/2011)
    DOL final rule announcing the postponement the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B program to 1/1/12, due to legislation that prohibited any funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the Wage Rule before 1/1/12. (75 FR 73508, 11/29/11) AILA Doc. No. 11112968.
    AILA Doc. No. 11112968.
  • DOL Guidance on Wage Determinations Following Postponement of the H-2B Wage Rule (Updated 9/30/11) (9/30/2011)
    DOL guidance, effective 9/30/11, for employers who received supplemental wage determinations based on the new methodology set forth in the H-2B Wage Rule, as to the prevailing wages that would apply before and after the new effective date of 11/30/11. (76 FR 60720, 9/30/11) AILA Doc. No. 11092832.
    AILA Doc. No. 11092832.
  • DOL Final Rule Delaying the Effective Date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B Program (9/28/2011)
    DOL final rule announcing that ETA is postponing the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B Program for a period of 60-days, until 11/30/11, due to pending legal challenges. (76 FR 59896, 9/28/11) AILA Doc. No. 11092861.
    AILA Doc. No. 11092861.
  • DOL Final Rule Amends Effective Date of for the H-2B Wage Rule (Updated 8/1/11) (8/1/2011)
    DOL final rule revises the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program Final Rule (Wage Rule) to 9/30/11. (76 FR 45667, 8/1/11) (76 FR 37686, 6/28/11) (76 FR 3452, 1/19/11) AILA Doc. No. 11011872.
    AILA Doc. No. 11011872.
  • DOL Requests Comments on Extension of ETA Forms 9141 and 9142 (7/29/2011)
    DOL ETA notice of a comment period on the extension of the validity of Form 9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination, and Form 9142, Application for Temporary Employment Certification, without revisions. Comments are due 9/27/11. (76 FR 45621, 7/29/11) AILA Doc. No. 110712969.
    AILA Doc. No. 11072969.
  • DOL Comment Request on Extension of the Alien Claims Activity Report (Updated 7/13/11) (7/13/2011)
    DOL 30-day comment period on extension of the Alien Claims Activity Report, which is used to verify whether USCIS SAVE system requirements are cost-effective for the Unemployment Insurance program. Comments are due 8/12/11. (76 FR 41301, 7/13/11) (76 FR 12758, 3/8/11) AILA Doc. No. 11030826.
    AILA Doc. No. 11030826.
  • DOL Publishes Semiannual Agenda of Regulations(321 KB - 7/7/2011)
    DOL semiannual agenda sets forth a list of all DOL regulations that have been selected for review or development during the coming year. (76 FR 40086, 7/7/11) AILA Doc. No. 11070765.
    AILA Doc. No. 11070765.
  • DOL Notice of Solicitation for H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Applications (5/3/2011)
    DOL notice announcing and soliciting applications for funds available through the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant program. Approximately $240 million is available and there are two closing dates for receipt of applications, 6/2/11 and 11/17/11. (76 FR 24917, 5/3/11) AILA Doc. No. 11050369.
    AILA Doc. No. 11050369.
  • DOL Notice on Application of the Prevailing Wage Methodology in the H-2B Program (4/14/2011)
    DOL notice regarding the application of the H-2B program prevailing wage methodology set forth in the Wage Final Rule, including revisions to ETA Form 9142, Appendix B.1. The notice is effective on 4/14/11. (76 FR 21036, 4/14/11) AILA Doc. No. 11041330.
    AILA Doc. No. 11041330.
  • DOL Notice on the H-2A Abandonment and Termination Notification Process (4/14/2011)
    DOL notice announcing instructions for employers to use when notifying DOL of worker abandonment, or termination for cause for H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certifications. The notice is effective 4/14/11. (76 FR 21041, 4/14/11) AILA Doc. No. 11041370.
    AILA Doc. No. 11041370.
  • DOL Extension of Comment Period on Reducing Regulatory Burden (Updated 4/1/11) (4/1/2011)
    DOL 8-day extension of its request for comments, pursuant to E.O. 13563, on how the Department can improve any of its significant regulations by modifying, streamlining, expanding, or repealing them. Comments are due 4/8/11. (76 FR 18104, 4/1/11) (76 FR 15224, 3/21/11) AILA Doc. No. 11032163.
    AILA Doc. No. 11032163.
  • DOL Notice and Comment Period on Proposed Rule Revising the H-2B Program (3/18/2011)
    DOL notice and comment period on proposed rule to revise the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from DHS to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. Comments are due 5/17/11. (76 FR 15130, 3/18/11) AILA Doc. No. 11031863.
    AILA Doc. No. 11031863.
  • DOL Notice to Announce the H-2A 2011 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (Updated 3/1/11) (3/1/2011)
    DOL notice on the Labor Certification process for use in the H-2A program: 2011 Adverse Effect Wage Rates, Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers' Meals, and Maximum Travel Subsistence Reimbursement. The effective date for this notice is 3/1/11. (76 FR 11286, 3/1/11) AILA Doc. No. 11022874.
    AILA Doc. No. 11022874.
  • DOL Comment Request on Combining Disclosures to Workers under the MSPA (2/24/2011)
    DOL notice of a comment period on Disclosures to Workers under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), combining all of the MSPA worker disclosures under one OMB Control Number. Comments are due 3/28/11. (76 FR 10393, 2/24/11) AILA Doc. No. 11022472.
    AILA Doc. No. 11022472.
  • DOL Comment Request on Form ETA 750, Parts A and B (1/27/2011)
    DOL 30-day comment request on ETA Form 750, Parts A and B, Application for Alien Employment Certification, for review and approval for continued use. Comments are due 2/23/11. (76 FR 4131, 1/24/11) AILA Doc. No. 11012760.
    AILA Doc. No. 11012760.
  • DOL to Propose Rule Revising H-2B Procedures(51 KB - 1/4/2011)
    DOL notice of a forthcoming proposed rule that would re-engineer the H-2B labor certification process to enhance transparency and strengthen program integrity and worker protections. The public may comment on the proposed rule when it is published in the Federal Register. AILA Doc. No. 11010431.
    AILA Doc. No. 11010431.