Code of Federal Regulations > Title 20 > Chapter V > Part 655 > Subpart A - Subpart A—Labor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2B Workers)

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: May 23, 2025

PREFILING PROCEDURES

§ 655.10 - Determination of prevailing wage for temporary labor certification purposes.

§ 655.11 - Registration of H-2B employers.

§ 655.12 - Use of registration of H-2B employers.

§ 655.13 - Review of PWDs.

§ 655.14 - [Reserved]

§ 655.1 - Scope and purpose of this subpart.

§ 655.2 - Authority of the agencies, offices, and divisions in the Department of Labor.

§ 655.3 - Territory of Guam.

§ 655.4 - Transition procedures.

§ 655.5 - Definition of terms.

§ 655.6 - Temporary need.

§ 655.7 - Persons and entities authorized to file.

§ 655.8 - Requirements for agents.

§ 655.9 - Disclosure of foreign worker recruitment.

APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION FILING PROCEDURES

§ 655.15 - Application filing requirements.

§ 655.16 - Filing of the job order at the SWA.

§ 655.17 - Emergency situations.

§ 655.18 - Job order assurances and contents.

§ 655.19 - Job contractor filing requirements.

ASSURANCES AND OBLIGATIONS

§ 655.20 - Assurances and obligations of H-2B employers.

§§ 655.21-655.29 - §[Reserved]

PROCESSING OF AN APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION

§ 655.30 - Processing of an application and job order.

§ 655.31 - Notice of deficiency.

§ 655.32 - Submission of a modified application or job order.

§ 655.33 - Notice of acceptance.

§ 655.34 - Electronic job registry.

§ 655.35 - Amendments to an application or job order.

§§ 655.36-655.39 - §[Reserved]

POST-ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

§ 655.40 - Employer-conducted recruitment.

§ 655.41 - Advertising requirements.

§ 655.42 - [Reserved]

§ 655.43 - Contact with former U.S. employees.

§ 655.44 - [Reserved]

§ 655.45 - Contact with bargaining representative, posting and other contact requirements.

§ 655.46 - Additional employer-conducted recruitment.

§ 655.47 - Referrals of U.S. workers.

§ 655.48 - Recruitment report.

§ 655.49 - [Reserved]

LABOR CERTIFICATION DETERMINATIONS

§ 655.50 - Determinations.

§ 655.51 - Criteria for certification.

§ 655.52 - Approved certification.

§ 655.53 - Denied certification.

§ 655.54 - Partial certification.

§ 655.55 - Validity of temporary labor certification.

§ 655.56 - Document retention requirements of H-2B employers.

§ 655.57 - Request for determination based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.

§§ 655.58-655.59 - §[Reserved]

POST CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES

§ 655.60 - Extensions.

§ 655.61 - Administrative review.

§ 655.62 - Withdrawal of an Application for Temporary Employment Certification.

§ 655.63 - Public disclosure.

§ 655.64 -

§ 655.65 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, as extended by Public Law 118-15.

§ 655.66 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.

§ 655.67 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2023 through 2026 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, as extended by Public Law 117-180.

§ 655.68 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2028 under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, as extended by Public Law 118-83.

§ 655.69 - Special document retention provisions for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 under Public Laws 116-260, 117-43, and 117-70.

INTEGRITY MEASURES

§ 655.70 - Audits.

§ 655.71 - CO-ordered assisted recruitment.

§ 655.72 - Revocation.

§ 655.73 - Debarment.

§§ 655.74-655.99 - §[Reserved]