The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration
has announced a 60-day postponement of the revision of wage calculations
for the H-2B visa program for temporary nonagricultural workers. This
delay will allow various courts that are involved in litigation related
to the implementation of the rule the chance to determine the best venue
to find resolutions for claims, as well as ensure that the H-2B program
can be administered without potentially conflicting court orders.
The effective date of the rule has been moved from September 30, 2011,
to November 30, 2011. This change will be published in the Federal
Register next week. A final rule was published on January 19, , that
revised the wage methodology for the H-2B program.
