You will learn:
Authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act, the H-2A temporary agricultural program allows qualified agricultural employers who lack sufficient domestic labor to petition the federal government for permission to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers into the United States for temporary or seasonal agricultural employment. According to recent USDA data, “the number of H-2A positions requested and approved has increased more than sevenfold in the past 19 years, from just over 48,000 positions certified in fiscal year 2005 to around 385,000 in FY 2024,” up from 370,000 in FY 2022. This webinar will provide an overview of the major provisions of the H-2A program—including a discussion of the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) and its calculation and application to U.S. employees—and describe the requirements, processes, and legal issues related to obtaining and employing H-2A employees.
