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DOL/ETA | RIN: 1205-AB55 | Publication ID: Spring 2009 |
Title: Modernizing the Labor Certification Process and Enforcement for Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States | |
Abstract: The Department of Labor proposes to suspend for nine months the H-2A regulations published on December 18, 2008, which became effective on January 17, 2009, that amended the rules governing the certification for temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in agricultural occupations on a temporary or seasonal basis, and the enforcement of contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. A suspension would provide the Department with an opportunity to review and reconsider the new requirements in light of issues that have arisen since the publication of the H-2A Final Rule, while minimizing the disruption to the Department, State Workforce Agencies, employers, and workers. To avoid the regulatory vacuum that would result from a suspension, DOL proposes to reinstate on an interim basis the rules that were in place on January 16, 2009, the day before the revised rules became effective. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655 | |
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) 8 USC 1188 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: On April 16, 2009, the Department published an IFR to amend the December 18, 2008, H-2A Final Rule to extend the transition period of the application filing procedures currently in effect for all H-2A employers with a date of need on or before July 1, 2009. This includes all employers with a date of need on or before January 1, 2010, and is effective April 16, 2009. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: William L. Carlson Ph.D. Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration FP Building, Room C-4312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-3010 Email: carlson.william@dol.gov |