DHS and DOL Adjust Penalties for Employer H-2B Program Violations for Inflation

Joint DHS and DOL interim final rule effective August 1, 2016, increasing for inflation the amount of penalties against employers who substantially fail to meet the terms and conditions of employing an H-2B worker or who make a willful misrepresentation in an H-2B petition. (81 FR 42983, 7/1/16)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[CIS No. 2585-16]

RIN 1615-AC10

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 503

RIN 1235-AA15

Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments for the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security; Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Interim final rule.