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  • 2021-03752 — Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States: 2021 Adverse Effect Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10996
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced the 2021 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for hiring temporary foreign workers (H-2A workers) for agricultural jobs, not including livestock herding. The AEWR sets the minimum wage employers must pay to ensure U.S. workers' wages are not negatively impacted. The announcement follows a court order requiring the Department to publish these rates by a specific deadline. The current 2021 rates are based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2020 Farm Labor Report and are effective immediately.

    Simple Explanation

    In 2021, the Department of Labor said how much money farmers must pay workers from other countries who come to help with farming, to make sure it is fair and doesn't make local workers get paid less. They had to do this because a court told them it was important and needed to be done right away.

  • 2024-29549 — Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 101628
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for H-2A temporary agricultural workers in the U.S. These wage rates are the minimum amounts employers must pay to ensure that the U.S. workers' wages and conditions are not negatively impacted. The new AEWRs, effective December 16, 2024, or December 30, 2024, for certain states due to a court order, apply to specific agricultural job categories. The rates are based on the USDA's Farm Labor Report and ensure that employers pay workers adequately according to established wage data.

    Simple Explanation

    The government changed the rules to make sure that farms pay fair wages to foreign workers who come to the U.S. to help with planting and harvesting, so that American workers' pay doesn't drop. These new rules set specific amounts that farmers have to pay workers starting in December 2024.