Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits |
Chapter V - Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor |
Part 655 - Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States |
Subpart N - Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) |
§ 655.1290 - Purpose and scope of subpart B.
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§ 655.1290 Purpose and scope of subpart B.
This subpart sets out the procedures established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (the Secretary) to acquire information sufficient to make factual determinations of:
(a) Whether there are sufficient able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers available to perform the temporary and seasonal agricultural employment for which an employer desires to import nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers); and
(b) Whether the employment of H-2A workers will adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed.