The Department of Labor has again delayed the effective date of the Wage
Methodology for the H-2B Visa Program, the Temporary Non-agricultural
Employment program. The effective date has been moved back to October 1,
2012, in response to new legislation that prohibits funds being used to
implement the Wage Rule for the rest of Fiscal Year 2012. The Wage Rule
revised the methods by which the Department of Labor calculates
prevailing wages to be paid to H-2B workers and U.S. workers recruited
in connection to a temporary labor certification submitted with a
petition to employ a nonimmigrant worker under H-2B status.
This rule was originally published January 19, 2011. It was first
delayed until August 1, 2011, and delayed again until September 28, 2011
and then November 29, 2011.
