Employment and Training Administration September 30, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Labor (Department) recently postponed the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non- agricultural Employment H-2B Program Final Rule, January 19, 2011 (the Wage Rule), to November 30, 2011, due to pending legal challenges, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. This document provides guidance to the employers who have received supplemental wage determinations based on the new prevailing wage methodology set forth in the Wage Rule, as to the prevailing wages that would apply before and after the new effective date of November 30, 2011.