# Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States
> **Wage and Hour Division** · Final rule. · Published 2012-02-21 · Effective 2012-04-23 · 77 FR 10038
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-3058
- **Category:** wage-hour
- **Sub-agency:** Wage and Hour Division
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 10038
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 655
- **Publication date:** 2012-02-21
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-23
## Abstract

The Department of Labor (the Department) is amending its 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. This Final Rule revises the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from the Department for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. We have also created new regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both United States (U.S.) and foreign workers.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/21/2012-3058/temporary-non-agricultural-employment-of-h-2b-aliens-in-the-united-states)
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