# Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
> **US Department of Labor** · Final rule. · Published 2024-04-29 · Effective 2024-06-28 · 89 FR 33898
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-08333
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Labor
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 33898
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 651
- **Publication date:** 2024-04-29
- **Effective date:** 2024-06-28
- **DOL docket:** DOL Docket No. ETA-2023-0003
## Abstract

The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is amending its regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers employed in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment and the enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of these nonimmigrant workers. The revisions in this final rule focus on strengthening protections for temporary agricultural workers and enhancing the Department's capabilities to monitor program compliance and take necessary enforcement actions against program violators.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/29/2024-08333/improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in-the-united-states)
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