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Original Date Announced
January 6, 2020DOL issues final rule allowing states greater discretion in utilizing employment services grants for labor exchange services, including placement of employer job orders, inspection of housing for agricultural workers, and administration of prevailing wage and practice surveys for the H-2A and B labor certification programs.
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2020.01.06 Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing FlexibilityEffective Date
February 5, 2020Biden Administration Action: Proposed Revocation/Replacement/Modification
April 20, 2022NPRM: Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing
This Biden administration policy proposes to revoke the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
The proposed rule would return to the policy of requiring that all states use state merit staff to provide Wagner-Peyser Act employment services, including those that apply to H-2A and H-2B labor certification processes.
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Fully in EffectMost Recent Action
April 20, 2022 Action: Proposed Revocation/Replacement/Modification NPRM: Wagner-Peyser Act StaffingApril 20, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based LaborAgencies Affected: DOL
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility
Biden Administration Policy Documents
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Biden Administration Action
Original Source:
NPRM: Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing