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For purposes of foreign labor certification, a prevailing wage is defined as the
average wage paid to similarly employed workers in the requested occupation in
the area of intended employment. Agricultural Alien Labor Certification:
Agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of U.S. workers may file an
application requesting temporary foreign agricultural labor certification.
Among other conditions that need to be satisfied the employers are required
to pay the highest of Federal/State minimum wage, Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AWER)
or the Prevailing Wage Rate. In order to establish the prevailing wage rate
surveys must be conducted for each agricultural crop activity in which
certification is sought.
Non-Agricultural Alien Labor Certification: Prevailing wages are established
by the Department of Labor and published on their web site (www.flcdatacenter.com).
Wage determinations are made by the DCS Foreign Labor Certification Unit using
Form 2418, Prevailing Wage Request Form. |
