DOL NPRM Rescinding Final Rule on Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. The NPRM would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by DOL on 4/29/24, “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States.”

Comments are due 9/2/25. (90 FR 28919, 7/2/25)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Parts 651, 653, 655, and 658

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 501

[DOL Docket No. ETA–2025–0007]

RIN 1205–AC25 Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule.