Homeland Security Department, Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration, Wage and Hour Division
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are jointly issuing 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 interim final rule establishes the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from DOL for use in petitioning DHS to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. We are also issuing regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both United States (U.S.) and foreign workers. DHS and DOL are issuing simultaneously with this rule a companion rule governing the methodology to set the prevailing wage in 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 Homeland Security 8 CFR Part 214 [CIS No. 2563-15] RIN 1615-AC06 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Wage and Hour Division 20 CFR Part 655 29 CFR Part 503 RIN 1205-AB76 AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; Employment and Training Administration, and Wage and Hour Division, Labor. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are jointly issuing 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 interim final rule establishes the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from DOL for use in petitioning DHS to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. We are also issuing regulations to provide for increased worker protections for both United States (U.S.) and foreign workers. DHS and DOL are issuing simultaneously with this rule a companion rule governing the methodology to set the prevailing wage in the H-2B program. DATES: This interim final rule is effective April 29, 2015. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this interim final rule on or before June 29, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB76, by any one of the f…
Citation: 80 FR 24042
