Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, FEDERAL REGULATIONS—DOL has issued interim final rule relating to methodology for determining the hourly AEWRs for non-range occupations, (Oct 2, 2025)
By WK Editorial Staff
Written comments should be submitted on or before December 1, 2025.
The Department of Labor has issued an interim final rule amending its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status. Specifically, DOL states that it is revising the methodology for determining the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range occupations by using wage data reported for each U.S. state and territory by BLS’s Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey.
Written comments are invited and should be submitted on or before December 1, 2025, using the eRulemaking Portal.
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