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DOL's Sluggish H-2B Approval Process is Putting Small Businesses Out of Work

Press Release

Date: July 7, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Immigration

"We write regarding long, damaging delays in processing applications for labor certifications regarding H-2B workers. … We have received information from employers that DOL is not meeting its regulatory deadlines for processing applications, causing substantial harm to businesses. Many employers must receive H-2B workers by the spring and, therefore, must receive a first action notice by mid-February. This year, however, more than half of these applications did not receive a first action notice until well after mid-February.

Substantial delays not only disregard DOL regulations, but they also are devastating for employers. These are, after all, seasonal jobs such as landscaping and groundskeeping. These businesses, many of which are small businesses, cannot function without workers performing services in narrow timeframes."


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