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Towards Justice, Mar. 28, 2023 "Last week, a federal district court in the District of Nevada ruled in favor of a proposed class of migrant sheepherders who allege that an association of sheep ranches has colluded to suppress their wages and restrict...

OFLC, Mar. 14, 2023 "U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 5: Joint Employers March 14, 2023"

DOL, Feb. 28, 2023 "The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has published a final rule that amends its regulations regarding the methodology used to determine the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range agricultural occupations in the...

OFLC, Feb. 9, 2023 "The Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice in the Federal Register to announce the annual updated dollar amount H-2A employers may charge workers, other than workers in herding or production of livestock...

OFLC, Dec. 30, 2022 U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 4 H-2A Application Filing and Processing December 30, 2022

OFLC, Dec. 7, 2022 U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 3: Job Offers, Assurances, and Obligations – Wages December 7, 2022

OFLC, Nov. 25, 2022 "The U.S. Department of Labor previously announced that it intends to engage in additional rulemaking concerning the H-2A visa program for temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers. The Department will consider new...

OFLC, Nov. 21, 2022 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Prevailing Wage Surveys "On October 12, 2022, the Department of Labor (the Department) published a final rule promulgating regulations governing the certification of employment of nonimmigrant workers...

OFLC, Nov. 9, 2022 Department of Labor Announces a Stakeholder Webinar on the 2022 H-2A Final Rule Filing and Processing Updates to be Held on November 17, 2022 On November 17, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification...

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 11/10/2022 "Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B...

OFLC, Oct. 25, 2022 - H-2A Final Rule FAQs Round 2: Job Order Filing and Processing October 25, 2022

DOL : "On October 27, 2022, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the H-2A program made by the H-2A 2022 Final Rule. Participants of...

The Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule Revising its Regulations on the H-2A Application and Temporary Labor Certification Process "The U.S. Department of Labor has published a final rule, Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants...

OFLC, Sept. 26, 2022 "The Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) guidance for the H-2A temporary...

Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Sept. 23, 2022 "Mr. Mendoza, 46, has spent most of the past decade living in these rugged, remote mountains, herding sheep raised for wool and meat from spring to fall. “You live in complete solitude, just you...