Temporary Farm Labor : The H-2A Program and the U.S. Department of Labor's Proposed Changes in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR).
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 p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | 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. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |