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Government publishes H-2A wage rates, proposes rule change

12/15/21 6:34 AM By Amy Mayer
KEYWORDS Adverse Effect Wage Rates American Sheep Industry Association Andrew Walchuk Department of Labor Farm Bureau Farm Labor Survey Farmworker Justice farmworkers H-2A Kristi Boswell Michael Marsh National Council of Agricultural Employers USDA Veronica Nigh
The Department of Labor (DOL) is publishing today its 2022 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR), which are the minimum an employer must pay H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and proposing some changes to how those rates are set for certain jobs.
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