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December 12, 2007
H-2B Frequently Asked Questions Round Two of H-2B Frequently Asked Questions are now available. Read about them here.
November 20, 2007
Important Notice, H-2A Program Guidance On November 14, 2007, the Employment and Training Administration issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 11-07 - Change 1, Clarification of Certain Procedures for Processing H-2A Labor Certification Applications, to clarify procedures for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and Employment and Training Administration Chicago National Processing Center (NPC) involved in the processing of H-2A labor certification applications for temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers in the United States. The TEGL applies to all H-2A labor certification applications pending with or received by the Chicago NPC and SWA received on or after the date the TEGL is issued. To read the TEGL as published November 20, 2007, in the Federal Register, click here.
September 24, 2007
Important Announcement The New York Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification has moved its H-2B processing office from New York, New York to Albany, New York. To file an H-2B application in the state of New York, employers may forward their applications to:

New York State Department of Labor
Foreign Labor Certification Unit
Post Office Box 15127
Albany, New York 12212
Attn: Cynthia Baez
Phone: (518) 457-6823

To file an H-2A application in the state of New York, employers may forward their applications to:

NYS Department of Labor
Foreign Labor Certification – H2A
Building 12, Room 266
Albany, NY 12240
518-457-7001

To obtain a prevailing wage determination you may contact the New York State Department of Labor at:

Supervising Labor Service Rep.
New York State Department of Labor
1 Hudson Square
75 Varick Street
New York, N.Y. 10013
212-775-3798

For additional information please contact Ms. Cynthia Baez at H2BFLC@labor.state.ny.us or call 518-457-6823. Further information regarding the New York Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification move to Albany, New York, please log onto: http://www.labor.state.ny.us/agencyinfo/
H-2BApplicationProcessingChange.shtm.
September 17, 2007
OFLC Performance Report The Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) Office of Foreign Labor Certification today posted the performance report--Foreign Labor Certification: International Talent Helping Meet Employer Demand. This report contains information on the reduction of the backlog of pending cases as well as results of a re-engineered PERM program including interesting facts about the jobs filled, employers that request them and the countries from which they come. It also provides similar information on the temporary programs. It also provides important information on the needs of employers in the dynamic U.S. economy. It contains important information for the public on labor market trends and occupational opportunities for Americans. Read the report here.

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