Mark A Ivener, A Law Corporation

Category: H-2A


OFLC Issues FAQs on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Foreign Labor Certification Program

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) of the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration recently released rounds 7 and 8 of its FAQs on the 2010 final rule on the H-2A temporary agricultural foreign labor certification program. Round 7 FAQ (PDF). The round 7 FAQ includes information on pre-filing; filing; job offers, assurances,… Read More

DHS Adds Grenada to List of 59 Eligible Countries for H-2A, H-2B Programs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added Grenada to the list of countries (PDF) whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year, effective January 18, 2013. The agency explained that under DHS regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B… Read More

DOL Releases FAQ on H-2A, H-2B iCERT Implementation

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) released a FAQ (PDF) in December 2012 on H-2A and H-2B iCERT implementation. The iCERT visa portal system is a Web-based filing and case management platform that provides access to program services across the foreign labor certification programs that OFLC administers. Among other things, the… Read More

DOL Delays Effective Date of H-2B Wage Rule, Announces Electronic Filing for H-2A, H-2B Labor Cert Applications

In anticipation of the enactment of H.J. Res 117, which prohibits the Department of Labor from expending funds to implement the 2011 H-2B wage rule for the duration of that continuing resolution, the Department expects to publish a final rule extending the effective date of the 2011 wage rule to March 27, 2013. It has… Read More

Labor Dept. Proposes Reorganizing Applications for Prevailing Wage Determination and Temporary Employment Certification

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has proposed reorganizing ETA Form 9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination; ETA Form 9142, Application for Temporary Employment Certification; and the H-2A Certification Letter With Notification. Specifically, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data in the following information collections: Office of Management and… Read More