Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

Joint DHS and DOL Final Rule on Recruitment Requirements for H-2B Workers

11/15/19 AILA Doc. No. 19111500. Business Immigration, H-2B Temporary Worker

Joint DHS and DOL final rule amending the regulations governing the recruitment of H-2B workers, including rescinding the requirement that an employer advertise its job opportunity in a print newspaper and expanding DOL’s electronic job registry. The rule is effective 12/16/19. (84 FR 62431, 11/15/19)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

RIN 1615–AC33

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 503

[DOL Docket No. ETA–2018–0003]

RIN 1205–AB91

Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H–2B Foreign Workers in the United States

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security and Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Final rule.

Cite as AILA Doc. No. 19111500.