The Department of Labor has published a final rule in which they state
they will be delaying the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the
H-2B Visa Program for temporary non-agricultural workers. This rule
revised the methods by which the Department of Labor calculated the
prevailing wages to be paid to individuals working in the United States
under the H-2B visa program, who were recruited in connection with a
temporary labor certification to employ nonimmigrant workers in H-2B
status.
The rule was originally to be made effective on August 1, 2011. It was
first delayed until September 28, 2011 and is now further delayed until
January 1, 2012. This guidance was published and is effective on
November 29, 2011.
