Title 20

PART 655 SUBPART A

Subpart A - Labor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2B Workers) Source:80 FR 24108, Apr. 29, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

• Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), (p), and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(i); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806).
• Source: 42 FR 45899, Sept. 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31	SUBJGRP 31	Prefiling Procedures
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.1	SECTION 655.1	655.1 Scope and purpose of this subpart.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.2	SECTION 655.2	655.2 Authority of the agencies, offices, and divisions in the Department of Labor.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.3	SECTION 655.3	655.3 Territory of Guam.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.4	SECTION 655.4	655.4 Transition procedures.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.5	SECTION 655.5	655.5 Definition of terms.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.6	SECTION 655.6	655.6 Temporary need.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.7	SECTION 655.7	655.7 Persons and entities authorized to file.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.8	SECTION 655.8	655.8 Requirements for agents.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.9	SECTION 655.9	655.9 Disclosure of foreign worker recruitment.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.10	SECTION 655.10	655.10 Determination of prevailing wage for temporary labor certification purposes.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.11	SECTION 655.11	655.11 Registration of H-2B employers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.12	SECTION 655.12	655.12 Use of registration of H-2B employers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.13	SECTION 655.13	655.13 Review of PWDs.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.31.14	SECTION 655.14	655.14 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32	SUBJGRP 32	Application for Temporary Employment Certification Filing Procedures
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32.15	SECTION 655.15	655.15 Application filing requirements.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32.16	SECTION 655.16	655.16 Filing of the job order at the SWA.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32.17	SECTION 655.17	655.17 Emergency situations.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32.18	SECTION 655.18	655.18 Job order assurances and contents.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.32.19	SECTION 655.19	655.19 Job contractor filing requirements.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.33	SUBJGRP 33	Assurances and Obligations
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.33.20	SECTION 655.20	655.20 Assurances and obligations of H-2B employers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.33.21	SECTION 655.21-655.29	655.21-655.29 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34	SUBJGRP 34	Processing of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.22	SECTION 655.30	655.30 Processing of an application and job order.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.23	SECTION 655.31	655.31 Notice of deficiency.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.24	SECTION 655.32	655.32 Submission of a modified application or job order.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.25	SECTION 655.33	655.33 Notice of acceptance.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.26	SECTION 655.34	655.34 Electronic job registry.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.27	SECTION 655.35	655.35 Amendments to an application or job order.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.34.28	SECTION 655.36-655.39	655.36-655.39 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35	SUBJGRP 35	Post-Acceptance Requirements
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.29	SECTION 655.40	655.40 Employer-conducted recruitment.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.30	SECTION 655.41	655.41 Advertising requirements.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.31	SECTION 655.42	655.42 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.32	SECTION 655.43	655.43 Contact with former U.S. employees.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.33	SECTION 655.44	655.44 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.34	SECTION 655.45	655.45 Contact with bargaining representative, posting and other contact requirements.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.35	SECTION 655.46	655.46 Additional employer-conducted recruitment.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.36	SECTION 655.47	655.47 Referrals of U.S. workers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.37	SECTION 655.48	655.48 Recruitment report.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.35.38	SECTION 655.49	655.49 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36	SUBJGRP 36	Labor Certification Determinations
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.39	SECTION 655.50	655.50 Determinations.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.40	SECTION 655.51	655.51 Criteria for certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.41	SECTION 655.52	655.52 Approved certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.42	SECTION 655.53	655.53 Denied certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.43	SECTION 655.54	655.54 Partial certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.44	SECTION 655.55	655.55 Validity of temporary labor certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.45	SECTION 655.56	655.56 Document retention requirements of H-2B employers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.46	SECTION 655.57	655.57 Request for determination based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.36.47	SECTION 655.58-655.59	655.58-655.59 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37	SUBJGRP 37	Post Certification Activities
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.48	SECTION 655.60	655.60 Extensions.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.49	SECTION 655.61	655.61 Administrative review.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.50	SECTION 655.62	655.62 Withdrawal of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.51	SECTION 655.63	655.63 Public disclosure.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.52	SECTION 655.66	655.66 Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2018 through 2021 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.53	SECTION 655.67	655.67 Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2022 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.37.54	SECTION 655.68-655.69	655.68-655.69 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38	SUBJGRP 38	Integrity Measures
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.55	SECTION 655.70	655.70 Audits.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.56	SECTION 655.71	655.71 CO-ordered assisted recruitment.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.57	SECTION 655.72	655.72 Revocation.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.58	SECTION 655.73	655.73 Debarment.
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.59	SECTION 655.74-655.76	655.74-655.76 [Reserved]
20:3.0.2.1.28.1.38.60	SECTION 655.80-655.99	655.80-655.99 [Reserved]

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