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.