EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATE METHODOLOGY FOR THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF H-2A NONIMMIGRANTS IN NON-RANGE OCCUPATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Employment and Training Administration has issued a rule called: Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Susan Frazier, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.

Summary: The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers). Specifically, the Department is revising the methodology for determining the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) ...