The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is planning a webinar to discuss important changes coming to the H-2A program adverse effect wage rates (AEWR). H-2A employers should definitely plan to attend. See details to join in the USDOL announcement below.
OFLC Announces Webinar on April 4th, 2023, to Inform Stakeholders on the New Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Rule
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification invites interested stakeholders to participate in a webinar that provides an overview of the New Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Rule and gives the stakeholder community an opportunity to familiarize itself with the regulatory changes. The webinar will discuss the methodology behind the new AEWR rule and prepare examples of how it will be applied.
Meeting Details:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023: 3:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 1 hr 30 mins
Join from the meeting link: https://usdol.webex.com/usdol/j.php?MTID=m186d9be8a696067a5ab821f7d23b1e0d
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Meeting number (access code): 2763 980 8196
Meeting password: 2023AEWR
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New York Farm Labor in Transition Survey
New York farm employers, please take about 20-30 minutes to record how your farm is adapting to changing labor markets and regulations. All data will be kept confidential, results will only be reported as group data, and no personally identifiable data will be reported. Respondents will receive a summary of the results. Prepare by assembling the following data from your payroll records:
- The number of full-time, part-time, seasonal, and H-2A positions you employed in 2021 and 2022.
- Total regular hours worked by all of your hired employees in 2021 and 2022.
- Total overtime hours worked by all of your hired employees in 2021 and 2022.
- Number of positions filled by owners and unpaid family members, and hours worked by them, in 2021 and 2022.
- Number of employees who left voluntarily or were fired in 2021 and 2022.
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