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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter VEmployment and Training Administration, Department of Labor600 – 699
Part 655Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States655.0 – 655.1319
Subpart ALabor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2B Workers)655.1 – 655.99
§ 655.1Scope and purpose of this subpart.
§ 655.2Authority of the agencies, offices, and divisions in the Department of Labor.
§ 655.3Territory of Guam.
§ 655.4Transition procedures.
§ 655.5Definition of terms.
§ 655.6Temporary need.
§ 655.7Persons and entities authorized to file.
§ 655.8Requirements for agents.
§ 655.9Disclosure of foreign worker recruitment.
Prefiling Procedures655.10 – 655.14
§ 655.10Determination of prevailing wage for temporary labor certification purposes.
§ 655.11Registration of H-2B employers.
§ 655.12Use of registration of H-2B employers.
§ 655.13Review of PWDs.
§ 655.14 [Reserved]
Application for Temporary Employment Certification Filing Procedures655.15 – 655.19
§ 655.15Application filing requirements.
§ 655.16Filing of the job order at the SWA.
§ 655.17Emergency situations.
§ 655.18Job order assurances and contents.
§ 655.19Job contractor filing requirements.
Assurances and Obligations655.20 – 655.29
§ 655.20Assurances and obligations of H-2B employers.
§§ 655.21-655.29 [Reserved]
Processing of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification655.30 – 655.39
§ 655.30Processing of an application and job order.
§ 655.31Notice of deficiency.
§ 655.32Submission of a modified application or job order.
§ 655.33Notice of acceptance.
§ 655.34Electronic job registry.
§ 655.35Amendments to an application or job order.
§§ 655.36-655.39 [Reserved]
Post-Acceptance Requirements655.40 – 655.49
§ 655.40Employer-conducted recruitment.
§ 655.41Advertising requirements.
§ 655.42 [Reserved]
§ 655.43Contact with former U.S. employees.
§ 655.44 [Reserved]
§ 655.45Contact with bargaining representative, posting and other contact requirements.
§ 655.46Additional employer-conducted recruitment.
§ 655.47Referrals of U.S. workers.
§ 655.48Recruitment report.
§ 655.49 [Reserved]
Labor Certification Determinations655.50 – 655.59
§ 655.50Determinations.
§ 655.51Criteria for certification.
§ 655.52Approved certification.
§ 655.53Denied certification.
§ 655.54Partial certification.
§ 655.55Validity of temporary labor certification.
§ 655.56Document retention requirements of H-2B employers.
§ 655.57Request for determination based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.
§§ 655.58-655.59 [Reserved]
Post Certification Activities655.60 – 655.69
§ 655.60Extensions.
§ 655.61Administrative review.
§ 655.62Withdrawal of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification.
§ 655.63Public disclosure.
§ 655.64Special application filing and eligibility provisions for Fiscal Year 2026 under the supplemental cap increase under Section 105 of Division G, Title I of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-47, as extended by the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37.
§ 655.65Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, as extended by Public Law 118-15.
§ 655.67Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2023 through 2026 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, as extended by Public Law 117-180.
§ 655.68Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2028 under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, as extended by Public Law 118-83.
§ 655.69Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2029 under the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37.
Integrity Measures655.70 – 655.99
§ 655.70Audits.
§ 655.71CO-ordered assisted recruitment.
§ 655.72Revocation.
§ 655.73Debarment.
§§ 655.74-655.99 [Reserved]