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  1. 1. The codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.
  2. 4. Officers who work almost exclusively at ports of entry, such as airports, and may spend more time inspecting packages and processing paperwork. This is not boarder patrol agents who are responsible for larger areas such as off-road regions with few or no security measures.
  3. 5. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) official responsible for making determinations with respect to H-2A and H-2B labor certifications.
  4. 7. A determination issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s National Prevailing Wage Center (NPWC), representing the mean wage for the occupation within the area of intended employment based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey data. It is requested via ETA Form 9141 as part of both the H-2B program and PERM program.
  5. 9. Nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of identification.
  6. 10. A tool utilized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) as part of its adjudication of employment-based non-immigrant visa petitions. Uses commercially available data from Dun & Bradstreet, an independent information provider, to validate basic information about companies or organizations petitioning to employ H-2A or H-2B workers (e.g., legal business name, principal business address, FEIN, etc.).
  7. 12. Establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.
  8. 13. The administrative body, operating within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), that adjudicates administrative disputes concerning foreign labor certification programs (e.g., H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, etc.).
  9. 14. 2-to-6-digit number used by U.S. Federal statistical agencies to classify businesses by industry.
  10. 15. An independent examiner who presides over an administrative hearing or proceeding and adjudicates claims and disputes involving administrative law (e.g., federal regulations).
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  1. 1. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) office that processes all H-2A and H-2B applications.
  2. 2. A federal labor law governing the employment of U.S. migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. It provides significant worker protections and imposes special requirements on employers subject to the law, including registration requirements for employers acting as Farm Labor Contractors (FLCs).
  3. 3. Issued by the U.S. Department of State that can be scanned electronically upon entry into the United States. It contains biographic information about the holder.
  4. 6. The office within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) that administers the H-2A, H-2B, and PERM programs and adjudicates temporary and permanent labor certifications.
  5. 8. A trade name, trading name, or business name is a pseudonym used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name.
  6. 9. Cloud-based portal from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that manages foreign labor certification programs:
  7. 11. The office within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that provides training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services (e.g., unemployment insurance benefits). Is also the parent department of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC)
  8. 14. Issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) informing the employer that it is subject to a DOL "paper audit." They outline the specific documents being requested and the employer's response deadline (30 days).