The Department of Labor (DOL) will publish its final rule regarding the
non-agricultural employment of H-2B nonimmigrants on February 22, 2012.
In this final rule, DOL will amend its regulations regarding the
certification of employment of nonimmigrants working in temporary or
seasonal non-agricultural positions in the United States, as well as the
enforcement of the obligations of employers of these nonimmigrant
workers.
The final rule amends the process by which employers obtain temporary
labor certifications from DOL for use in petitioning the Department of
Homeland Security for nonimmigrant H-2B workers. In addition, it
improves the levels of protections for both U.S. and nonimmigrant
workers under the H-2B program. This rule will be effective 60 days
after its publication in the Federal Register.
