DOL Interim Final Rule and Request for Comment Amending Hourly AEWR Determination

DOL is issuing an interim final rule as well as a request for comment on its proposal to revise the methodology of determining the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range occupations. Comments are due 12/1/25. (90 FR 47914, 10/2/25).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

[DOL Docket No. ETA–2025–0008]

RIN 1205–AC24

Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Interim final rule, request for comments.