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DHS and DOL Temporary Rule on H-2B Cap Increase

7/19/17 AILA Doc. No. 17071733. Business Immigration, H-2B Temporary Worker

Joint DHS and DOL temporary rule increasing the H-2B cap for the remainder of FY2017 by an additional 15,000 visas. The rule is effective from 7/19/17 through 9/30/17, with the exception of document retention provisions effective through 9/30/20. Employers will be required to complete new Form ETA-9142-B-CAA, Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 543 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, certifying that their business is likely to suffer irreparable harm if unable to employ the requested H-2B workers. (82 FR 32987, 7/19/17)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Part 214

[CIS No. 2605-17; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2017-0004]

RIN 1615-AC12

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration Wage and Hour Division

20 CFR Part 655

[DOL Docket No. 2017-0003]

RIN 1205-AB84

Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2017 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security and Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Temporary rule.

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