EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: LABOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES: ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATE FOR RANGE OCCUPATIONS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice called: Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate for Range Occupations.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 20 by Henry Maklakiewicz, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.

Summary: The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers) to perform herding or production of livestock on the range. AEWRs are the minimum wage rates the DOL ha...