The Biden administration announcement of a delay in a rule affecting pay for foreign workers means employers won’t have to quickly adjust to significantly higher prevailing wages for certain foreign employees.
On May 13, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an 18-month delay in the effective date of a rule devised during the waning days of the Trump administration. The delay moves the new effective date to November 14, 2022.
Titled “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States,” the rule affects employers seeking to employ foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain immigrant visas or through H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 nonimmigrant visas.
