This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh, Fredrikson Immigration Department Chair, is a member.
On December 7, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) issued its third round of frequently asked questions related to the 2022 H-2A final rule published in October, “Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States.”
The FAQs’ topics include wage and pay obligations and prevailing wages. Examples and tips for employers are included. One tip notes that if an employer signs work contracts before the State Workforce Agency (SWA) and the OFLC National Processing Center (NPC) accepts the job order for recruitment and the SWA or NPC subsequently directs the employer to modify the wage rate listed on the job order, the employer must also modify its work contracts to reflect the approved wage rate.
