As part of the H-2B Workforce Coalition and in conjunction with Immigration Works, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis encouraging members that use H-2B visas to on how developments related to the visas are affecting their bottom line.

On April 24, the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) jointly published an , effective immediately, on how the wages for temporary non-agricultural H-2B workers should be calculated.

Under the interim final rule, the four-tier wage system is replaced with the average OES wage. It permits employers to use wages calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act, but does not require such wage rates unless the H-2B workers are working on a federal construction project. The rule also requires union signatories to pay the wage rates stipulated in their respective collective bargaining agreements—a provision that remains unchanged from previous rules. 

The H-2B Workforce Coalition is comprised of various U.S. industry associations joined together to protect American workers by ensuring American small and seasonal employers have access to legal short-term temporary workers during peak business periods.. 

The results of the survey will be included in the coalition’s comments. Responses are needed by May 28.