Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States

The Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to amend regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that U.S. employers seek to fill with foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. These changes would better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to workers who are similarly employed, strengthen program integrity, and more effectively ensure that the employment of foreign workers does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.