Subpart A - Labor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H–2B Workers)  


§ 655.1 - Scope and purpose of this subpart.
§ 655.2 - Authority of the agencies, offices, and divisions in the Department of Labor.
§ 655.3 - Territory of Guam.
§ 655.4 - Transition procedures.
§ 655.5 - Definition of terms.
§ 655.6 - Temporary need.
§ 655.7 - Persons and entities authorized to file.
§ 655.8 - Requirements for agents.
§ 655.9 - Disclosure of foreign worker recruitment.
§ 655.21 - Supporting evidence for temporary need.
§ 655.22 - Obligations of H-2B employers.
§ 655.23 - Receipt and processing of applications.
§ 655.24 - Audits.
§ 655.74 - Conduct of proceedings.
§ 655.75 - Decision and order of administrative law judge.
§ 655.76 - Appeal of administrative law judge decision.
Labor Certification Determinations
§ 655.50 - Determinations.
§ 655.51 - Criteria for certification.
§ 655.52 - Approved certification.
§ 655.53 - Denied certification.
§ 655.54 - Partial certification.
§ 655.55 - Validity of temporary labor certification.
§ 655.56 - Document retention requirements of H-2B employers.
§ 655.57 - Request for determination based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.
§§ 655.58--655.59 - [Reserved]
Post-Acceptance Requirements
§ 655.40 - Employer-conducted recruitment.
§ 655.41 - Advertising requirements.
§ 655.42 - [Reserved]
§ 655.43 - Contact with former U.S. employees.
§ 655.44 - [Reserved]
§ 655.45 - Contact with bargaining representative, posting and other contact requirements.
§ 655.46 - Additional employer-conducted recruitment.
§ 655.47 - Referrals of U.S. workers.
§ 655.48 - Recruitment report.
§ 655.49 - [Reserved]
Integrity Measures
§ 655.70 - Audits.
§ 655.71 - CO-ordered assisted recruitment.
§ 655.72 - Revocation.
§ 655.73 - Debarment.
§ 655.80 - [Reserved]
§ 655.81 - Application filing transition.
§§ 655.80--655.99 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.82--655.99 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.74--655.76 - [Reserved]
Prefiling Procedures
§ 655.10 - Determination of prevailing wage for temporary labor certification purposes.
§ 655.11 - Registration of H-2B employers.
§ 655.12 - Use of registration of H-2B employers.
§ 655.13 - Review of PWDs.
§ 655.14 - [Reserved]
Post Certification Activities
§ 655.60 - Extensions.
§ 655.61 - Administrative review.
§ 655.62 - Withdrawal of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification.
§ 655.63 - Public disclosure.
§ 655.64 - Special application filing and eligibility provisions for Fiscal Year 2024 under the November 17, 2023 supplemental cap increase.
§ 655.65 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, as extended by Public Law 118–15.
§ 655.66 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
§ 655.67 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2023 through 2026 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, as extended by Public Law 117-180.
§ 655.68 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
§ 655.69 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 under Public Laws 116-260, 117-43, and 117-70.
§§ 655.64--655.69 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.66--655.69 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.67--655.69 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.68--655.69 - [Reserved]
Application for Temporary Employment Certification Filing Procedures
§ 655.15 - Application filing requirements.
§ 655.16 - Filing of the job order at the SWA.
§ 655.17 - Emergency situations.
§ 655.18 - Job order assurances and contents.
§ 655.19 - Job contractor filing requirements.
Processing of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification
§ 655.30 - Processing of an application and job order.
§ 655.31 - Notice of deficiency.
§ 655.32 - Submission of a modified application or job order.
§ 655.33 - Notice of acceptance.
§ 655.34 - Electronic job registry.
§ 655.35 - Amendments to an application or job order.
§§ 655.36--655.39 - [Reserved]
Assurances and Obligations
§ 655.20 - Assurances and obligations of H-2B employers.
§§ 655.21--655.29 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.12--655.14 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.25--655.29 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.7--655.9 - [Reserved]
§§ 655.18--655.19 - [Reserved]