Changes to the Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States; Revisions to Transition Period
wage-hour · Wage and Hour Division · Published 2012-04-23 · Effective 2012-04-23 · 77 FR 24137
Document
Document number
2012-9612
Federal Register citation
77 FR 24137
CFR reference
20 CFR 655
Type
Rule
Action
Guidance.
Category
wage-hour
Sub-agency
Wage and Hour Division
Publication date
2012-04-23
Effective date
2012-04-23
Abstract
On February 21, 2012, the Department of Labor (the Department or DOL) published a Final Rule amending H-2B regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment. On March 20, 2012, the Department published guidance informing employers of the dates by which their H-2B application must be postmarked in order to be governed by the Final Rule. This guidance revises these dates so that the Final Rule will become operative 60 days after it was reported to Congress.