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

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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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