Temporary Farm Labor : The H-2A Program and the U.S. Department of Labor's Proposed Changes in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR).

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Farms.

Minimum wage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, which allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers to perform full-time temporary or seasonal work on farms. Explains wage regulations that require H-2A workers to be paid at least the highest of the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR), the prevailing wage, or the applicable Federal or State minimum wage. Examines DOL-proposed changes to determination of AEWR, and assesses impact on H-2A workers. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Temporary Farm Labor

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.