Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy

1615-AC06 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Nonimmigrants in the United States

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an Interim Final Rule on April 29, 2015 to update the regulations governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. The interim final rule revised the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from DOL for use in petitioning DHS to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. The Departments also created new regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both United States (U.S.) and foreign workers.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes No 8 CFR 2.1 8 CFR 214 20 CFR 503 20 CFR 655 8 U.S.C. 1101 to 1103 8 U.S.C. 1182 and 1184 8 U.S.C. 1186a 8 U.S.C. 1187 8 U.S.C. 1221 8 U.S.C. 1281 and 1282 8 U.S.C. 1301 to 1305 8 U.S.C. 1372 sec. 643, Pub. L. 104-208 110 Stat. 3009-708 Pub. L. 106-386 114 Stat. 1477 to 1480 sec. 141 of the Compacts of Free Association With the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and With the Government of Palau 48 U.S.C. 1901 note and 1931 note, respectively 48 U.S.C. 1806 No Interim Final Rule 04/29/2015 80 FR 24042 Interim Final Rule Effective 04/29/2015 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 06/29/2015 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No State No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No 1205-AB76 Related to 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA Joint Paul Buono Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009