Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration, Wage and Hour Division
The Department of Labor (the Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to revise and solicits comments on the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from the Department for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. The Department also proposes to create new regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both U.S. and foreign workers and enhanced enforcement under the H-2B program.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Wage and Hour Division 20 CFR Part 655 29 CFR Part 503 RIN 1205-AB58 AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, and Wage and Hour Division, Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment and the enforcement of the obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to revise and solicits comments on the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from the Department for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. The Department also proposes to create new regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both U.S. and foreign workers and enhanced enforcement under the H-2B program. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed rule on or before May 17, 2011. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the proposed H-2B registration form mentioned herein; comments must be received on or before May 17, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB58, by any one of the following methods: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulation…
Citation: 76 FR 15130
