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Title 20--Employees' Benefits
CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PART 655--TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES
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 | 655.0 | Scope and purpose of part. |
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| 655.0 | Scope and purpose of part. |
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| 655.00 | Authority of the Regional Administrator under subparts A, B, and C. |
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| 655.00 | Authority of the Regional Administrator under subparts A, B, and C. |
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| 655.1 | Scope and purpose of subpart A. |
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| 655.2 | Applications. |
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| 655.3 | Determinations. |
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| 655.4 | Territory of Guam. |
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| 655.90 | Scope and purpose of subpart B. |
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| 655.90 | Scope and purpose of subpart B. |
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| 655.92 | Authority of the Regional Administrator. |
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| 655.92 | Authority of the Regional Administrator. |
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| 655.93 | Special circumstances. |
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| 655.100 | Overview of this subpart and definition of terms. |
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| 655.100 | Overview of this subpart and definition of terms. |
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| 655.101 | Temporary alien agricultural labor certification applications. |
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| 655.101 | Temporary alien agricultural labor certification applications and petitions. |
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| 655.102 | Contents of job offers. |
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| 655.103 | Assurances. |
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| 655.104 | Determinations based on acceptability of H-2A applications. |
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| 655.105 | Recruitment period. |
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| 655.105 | Recruitment of U.S. workers and final determinations on certification and H-2A petition. |
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| 655.106 | Referral of U.S. workers; determinations based on U.S. worker availability and adverse effect; activities after receipt of the temporary alien agricultural labor certification. |
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| 655.107 | Adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs). |
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| 655.108 | H-2A applications involving fraud or willful misrepresentation. |
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| 655.110 | Employer penalties for noncompliance with terms and conditions of temporary alien agricultural labor certifications. |
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| 655.111 | Petition for higher meal charges. |
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| 655.112 | Administrative review and de novo hearing before an administrative law judge. |
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| 655.113 | Job Service Complaint System; enforcement of work contracts. |
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| 655.114 | Revocation of H-2A petition approval. |
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| 655.200 | General description of this subpart and definition of terms. |
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| 655.201 | Temporary labor certification applications. |
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| 655.202 | Contents of job offers. |
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| 655.203 | Assurances. |
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| 655.204 | Determinations based on temporary labor certification applications. |
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| 655.205 | Recruitment period. |
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| 655.206 | Determinations of U.S. worker availability and adverse effect on U.S. workers. |
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| 655.207 | Adverse effect rates. |
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| 655.208 | Temporary labor certification applications involving fraud or willful misrepresentation. |
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| 655.209 | Invalidation of temporary labor certifications. |
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| 655.210 | Failure of employers to comply with the terms of a temporary labor certification. |
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| 655.211 | Petition for higher meal charges. |
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| 655.212 | Administrative-judicial reviews. |
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| 655.215 | Territory of Guam. |
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| 655.300 | Purpose and scope of subparts D and E. |
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| 655.301 | Overview of process. |
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| 655.302 | Definitions. |
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| 655.310 | Attestations. |
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| 655.315 | State plans. |
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| 655.320 | Appeals of acceptance and rejection of attestations submitted for filing and of State plans. |
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| 655.350 | Public access. |
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| 655.400 | Enforcement authority of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. |
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| 655.405 | Complaints and investigative procedures. |
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| 655.410 | Civil money penalties and other remedies. |
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| 655.415 | Written notice and service of Administrator's determination. |
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| 655.420 | Request for hearing. |
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| 655.425 | Rules of practice for administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.430 | Service and computation of time. |
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| 655.435 | Administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.440 | Decision and order of administrative law judge. |
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| 655.445 | Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision. |
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| 655.450 | Administrative record. |
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| 655.455 | Notice to the Attorney General and the Employment and Training Administration. |
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| 655.460 | Non-applicability of the Equal Access to Justice Act. |
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| 655.500 | Purpose, procedure and applicability of subparts F and G of this part. |
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| 655.501 | Overview of responsibilities. |
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| 655.502 | Definitions. |
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| 655.510 | Employer attestations. |
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| 655.520 | Special provisions regarding automated vessels. |
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| 655.530 | Special provisions regarding the performance of longshore activities at locations in the State of Alaska. |
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| 655.531 | Who may submit attestations for locations in Alaska? |
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| 655.532 | Where and when should attestations be submitted for locations in Alaska? |
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| 655.533 | What should be submitted for locations in Alaska? |
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| 655.534 | The first attestation element for locations in Alaska: Bona fide request for dispatch of United States longshore workers. |
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| 655.535 | The second attestation element for locations in Alaska: Employment of United States longshore workers. |
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| 655.536 | The third attestation element for locations in Alaska: No intention or design to influence bargaining representative election. |
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| 655.537 | The fourth attestation element for locations in Alaska: Notice of filing. |
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| 655.538 | Actions on attestations submitted for filing for locations in Alaska. |
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| 655.539 | Effective date and validity of filed attestations for locations in Alaska. |
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| 655.540 | Suspension or invalidation of filed attestations for locations in Alaska. |
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| 655.541 | Withdrawal of accepted attestations for locations in Alaska. |
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| 655.550 | Public access. |
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| 655.600 | Enforcement authority of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. |
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| 655.605 | Complaints and investigative procedures. |
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| 655.610 | Automated vessel exception to prohibition on utilization of alien crewmember(s) to perform longshore activity(ies) at a U.S. port. |
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| 655.615 | Cease and desist order. |
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| 655.620 | Civil money penalties and other remedies. |
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| 655.625 | Written notice, service and Federal Register publication of Administrator's determination. |
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| 655.630 | Request for hearing. |
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| 655.635 | Rules of practice for administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.640 | Service and computation of time. |
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| 655.645 | Administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.650 | Decision and order of administrative law judge. |
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| 655.655 | Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision. |
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| 655.660 | Administrative record. |
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| 655.665 | Notice to the Attorney General and the Employment and Training Administration. |
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| 655.670 | Federal Register notice of determination of prevailing practice. |
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| 655.675 | Non-applicability of the Equal Access to Justice Act. |
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| 655.700 | What statutory provisions govern the employment of H-1B nonimmigrants and how do employers apply for an H-1B visa? |
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| 655.705 | What federal agencies are involved in the H-IB program, and what are the responsibilities of those agencies and of employers? |
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| 655.710 | What is the procedure for filing a complaint? |
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| 655.715 | Definitions. |
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| 655.720 | Where are labor condition applications to be filed and processed? |
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| 655.721 | What are the addresses of the ETA regional offices which handle matters other than processing LCAs? |
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| 655.730 | What is the process for filing a labor condition application? |
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| 655.731 | What is the first LCA requirement, regarding wages? |
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| 655.732 | What is the second LCA requirement, regarding working conditions? |
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| 655.733 | What is the third LCA requirement, regarding strikes and lockouts? |
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| 655.734 | What is the fourth LCA requirement, regarding notice? |
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| 655.735 | What are the special provisions for short-term placement of H-1B nonimmigrants at place(s) of employment outside the area(s) of intended employment listed on the LCA? |
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| 655.736 | What are H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators? |
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| 655.737 | What are ``exempt'' H-1B nonimmigrants, and how does their employment affect the additional attestation obligations of H-1B-dependent employers and willful violator employers? |
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| 655.738 | What are the ``non-displacement of U.S. workers'' obligations that apply to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators, and how do they operate? |
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| 655.739 | What is the ``recruitment of U.S. workers'' obligation that applies to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators, and how does it operate? |
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| 655.740 | What actions are taken on labor condition applications? |
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| 655.750 | What is the validity period of the labor condition application? |
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| 655.760 | What records are to be made available to the public, and what records are to be retained? |
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| 655.800 | Who will enforce the LCAs and how will they be enforced? |
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| 655.801 | What protection do employees have from retaliation? |
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| 655.805 | What violations may the Administrator investigate? |
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| 655.806 | Who may file a complaint and how is it processed? |
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| 655.807 | How may someone who is not an ``aggrieved party'' allege violations, and how will those allegations be processed? |
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| 655.808 | Under what circumstances may random investigations be conducted? |
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| 655.810 | What remedies may be ordered if violations are found? |
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| 655.815 | What are the requirements for the Administrator's determination? |
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| 655.820 | How is a hearing requested? |
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| 655.825 | What rules of practice apply to the hearing? |
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| 655.830 | What rules apply to service of pleadings? |
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| 655.835 | How will the administrative law judge conduct the proceeding? |
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| 655.840 | What are the requirements for a decision and order of the administrative law judge? |
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| 655.845 | What rules apply to appeal of the decision of the administrative law judge? |
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| 655.850 | Who has custody of the administrative record? |
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| 655.855 | What notice shall be given to the Employment and Training Administration and the Attorney General of the decision regarding violations? |
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| 655.900 | Purpose, procedure and applicability of subparts J and K of this part. |
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| 655.910 | Overview of process. |
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| 655.920 | Definitions. |
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| 655.930 | Addresses of Department of Labor regional offices. |
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| 655.940 | Employer attestations. |
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| 655.950 | Public access. |
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| 655.1000 | Enforcement authority of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. |
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| 655.1005 | Complaints and investigative procedures. |
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| 655.1010 | Remedies. |
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| 655.1015 | Written notice and service of Administrator's determination. |
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| 655.1020 | Request for hearing. |
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| 655.1025 | Rules of practice for administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.1030 | Service and computation of time. |
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| 655.1035 | Administrative law judge proceedings. |
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| 655.1040 | Decision and order of administrative law judge. |
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| 655.1045 | Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision. |
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| 655.1050 | Administrative record. |
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| 655.1055 | Notice to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Attorney General (AG). |
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| 655.1060 | Non-applicability of the Equal Access to Justice Act. |
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| 655.1100 | What are the purposes, procedures and applicability of these regulations in subparts L and M of this part? |
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| 655.1101 | What are the responsibilities of the government agencies and the facilities that participate in the H-1C program? |
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| 655.1102 | What are the definitions of terms that are used in these regulations? |
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| 655.1110 | What requirements does the NRDAA impose in the filing of an Attestation? |
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| 655.1111 | Element I--What hospitals are eligible to participate in the H-1C program? |
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| 655.1112 | Element II--What does ``no adverse effect on wages and working conditions'' mean? |
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| 655.1113 | Element III--What does ``facility wage rate'' mean? |
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| 655.1114 | Element IV--What are the timely and significant steps an H-1C employer must take to recruit and retain U.S. nurses? |
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| 655.1115 | Element V--What does ``no strike/lockout or layoff'' mean? |
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| 655.1116 | Element VI--What notification must facilities provide to registered nurses? |
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| 655.1117 | Element VII--What are the limitations as to the number of H-1C nonimmigrants that a facility may employ? |
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| 655.1118 | Element VIII--What are the limitations as to where the H-1C nonimmigrant may be employed? |
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| 655.1130 | What criteria does the Department use to determine whether or not to certify an Attestation? |
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| 655.1132 | When will the Department suspend or invalidate an approved Attestation? |
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| 655.1135 | What appeals procedures are available concerning ETA's actions on a facility's Attestation? |
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| 655.1150 | What materials must be available to the public? |
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| 655.1200 | What enforcement authority does the Department have with respect to a facility's H-1C Attestations? |
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| 655.1205 | What is the Administrator's responsibility with respect to complaints and investigations? |
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| 655.1210 | What penalties and other remedies may the Administrator impose? |
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| 655.1215 | How are the Administrator's investigation findings issued? |
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| 655.1220 | Who can appeal the Administrator's findings and what is the process? |
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| 655.1225 | What are the rules of practice before an ALJ? |
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| 655.1230 | What time limits are imposed in ALJ proceedings? |
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| 655.1235 | What are the ALJ proceedings? |
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| 655.1240 | When and how does an ALJ issue a decision? |
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| 655.1245 | Who can appeal the ALJ's decision and what is the process? |
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| 655.1250 | Who is the official record keeper for these administrative appeals? |
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| 655.1255 | What are the procedures for debarment of a facility based on a finding of violation? |
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| 655.1260 | Can Equal Access to Justice Act attorney fees be awarded? |
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