Archive for the ‘H-2A’ Category
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has issued an advance copy of the notice announcing that it has scheduled three public briefings to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on changes to the H-2A program made by the Final Rule ...
Posted in Advance Copy, DOL, ETA, Form 9142, H-2A, H2A, Labor Certification Process, Public Briefings Announcement | No Comments »
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has issued an advance copy of notice announcing the new 2010 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) and the 2010 maximum allowable meal and travel subsistence charges applicable to employers seeking to employ H-2A workers to perform agricultural labor in ...
Posted in Advance Copy, AEWR 2010, Agricultural Labor, DOL, ETA, H-2A, Temporary or Seasonal Basis | No Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued an Advance Copy of H-2A final rule, for publication in the federal register, amending its regulations on the temporary or seasonal agricultural employment for H-2A workers in the United States. The final rule includes stronger mechanisms for enforcement ...
Posted in Advance Copy of H-2A Final Rule, DOL, ETA, Federal Register, H-2A, Temporary or Seasonal Agricultural Employment, WHD | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would grant One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A status to fully transition to the three-year limitation of stay requirements under USCIS’ final rule that took effect on January 17, 2009. This exemption does not affect other H-2A categories. The H-2A ...
Posted in H-2A, Non-Immigrant Visas, One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A Status, Temporary Agricultural Jobs, USCIS | No Comments »