New DOL & DHS Regulations to Expand Agricultural Guest Worker Program

For the first time in 20 years, the H-2A guest worker program for agricultural employees is slated for reform. On Dec. 11, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued final rules regarding the hiring of foreign agricultural workers, ostensibly to streamline the hiring process of these temporary and seasonal employees. Continue reading entry on Littler's Washington DC Employment Law Update blog.

 

 

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