OFLC Reminds H-2B Filers to Submit Initiated Cases Prior to August 31, 2023

DOL posts the following announcement:

August 28, 2023. OFLC Announces a Reminder to Filers of Form ETA-9142B to Submit Their Initiated Cases Prior to August 31, 2023

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will implement the new Form ETA-9142B, H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification, beginning August 31, 2023. As a result, any initiated cases not submitted prior to 12:00 a.m. EST on August 31, 2023, will be deleted and a new application using the revised Form ETA-9142B will need to be created.

OFLC is providing an advance copy of the Form ETA-9142B documents that will go live on August 31, so that our stakeholders can familiarize themselves with the revised forms:

• View the revised Form ETA-9142B
• View the new Form ETA-9142B, Appendix A
• View the new Form ETA-9142B, Appendix B
• View the new Form ETA-9142B, Appendix C
• View the new Form ETA-9142B, Appendix D
• View the new Form ETA-9142B, Seafood Attestation
• View the revised Form ETA-9142B, General Instructions
• View the revised Form ETA-9142B, Final Determination (note: this is the Final Determination form which will be issued upon certification of an H-2B application. This form will not be posted on the OFLC Forms page and is not to be completed by the employer)