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May 9, 2024. The Department of Labor Announces Regulatory and New Form Overview Webinar for the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection Final Rule to be Held on May 23, 2024
On May 23, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the H-2A program made by the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection Final Rule. Participants of this webinar will learn from Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Office of Workforce Investment, and the Wage and Hour Division about the key aspects of this rule such as improving worker voice and empowerment, the immediate effective date of Adverse Effect Wave Rates, clarifying termination for cause, improving transparency of job offer, adding transparency to foreign labor recruitment, improving program integrity and enforcement capabilities, discontinuation of services, and other topics. The Final Rule will become effective June 28, 2024, and OFLC will begin accepting applications subject to the provisions of this rule on August 29, 2024.
The meeting details are below. *Please note – there is an attendee maximum of 1000 and a recording of the presentation will be placed on our website for review at a later date.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
3:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 1 hr 30 mins
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https://usdol.webex.com/usdol/j.php?MTID=ma26d3026be80383b09fadbfafa063487
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Meeting number (access code): 2828 054 0956
Meeting password: H2ARule2024
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1-877-465-7975 US Toll Free
1-210-795-0506 US Toll
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May 6, 2024. OFLC Announces 60-Day Public Comment Period on Proposed Three-Year Extension of Labor Condition Application and WH-4 Forms for the H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Temporary Programs
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing its intent to extend the Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s Labor Condition Application (LCA) forms and the Wage and Hour Division’s WH-4 complaint form for three years. The Department of Labor (Department) proposes extensions to the LCA and WH-4 complaint forms, without changes. The information collection request includes the LCA Forms ETA-9035, ETA-9035E (electronic), ETA-9035 & 9035E Appendix A, ETA-9035CP Instructions, and the WH-4 complaint form. The Federal Register notice informs the public of the Department’s three-year extension request for the forms and invites comments from the public for 60 days.
Written comments must be submitted in accordance with the Federal Register notice instructions. The deadline to submit comments is Friday, July 5, 2024.
April 9, 2024. OFLC Provides CW-1 Webinar Materials and Information to Stakeholders
On March 26, 2024, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) conducted a webinar to provide an overview on common issues the National Processing Center has identified with CW-1 Applications for Temporary Employment Certification and offered filing tips that can minimize the common application errors. The presentation materials are now available at the hyperlinks below and located on our website under the “Webinars” tab at the bottom of the CW-1 Program page located here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/programs/cw-1.
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