DOL Announces H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates for 2003

DOL announced state-by-state 2003 adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs) for employers seeking H-2A workers for temporary or seasonal agricultural labor or services. Employers must pay the highest of the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage rate, or legal federal or state minimum wage rate. (68 FR 8929, 2/26/03)