20 CFR 655.1290
§ 655.1290 Purpose and scope of subpart B.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 655.1290, § 655.1290 Purpose and scope of subpart B, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/81102
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This subpart sets out the procedures established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (the Secretary) to acquire information sufficient to make factual determinations of:
(a) Whether there are sufficient able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers available to perform the temporary and seasonal agricultural employment for which an employer desires to import nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers); and
(b) Whether the employment of H-2A workers will adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.