Administrator

1205-AB92 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018

H.R. 5956 modified the CW-1 visa program, which allows for the temporary employment of foreign workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The bill was signed into law on July 24, 2018. The law requires employers to obtain a temporary labor certification from the Department of Labor (DOL) prior to requesting a visa from the Department of Homeland Security and requires DOL to establish statistical standards for prevailing wage rates. The bill also required DOL to publish an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to establish the regulatory framework for issuing a temporary labor certification for the CW-1 program within 180 days of the bill being enacted into law. On April 1, 2019, DOL published the IFR Labor Certification Process for Temporary Employment in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CW1 Workers) at 84 FR 12380.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No None H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-218 No Interim Final Rule 04/01/2019 84 FR 12380 Interim Final Rule Effective 04/04/2019 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/31/2019 Analyze Comments 10/00/2021 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined Undetermined Undetermined No Undetermined No No Brian Pasternak Administrator 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 693-8200 pasternak.brian@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Office of Foreign Labor Certification; Room N-5311, FP Building, Washington DC 20210