TEN 27-23 Change 1
Training and Employment Notice No. 27-23, Change 1
Change 1 – Announcing Implementation of the Final Rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, in Compliance with District Court Order
To update Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 27-23 regarding states’ implementation of the Final Rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, 89 FR 33898 (Apr. 29, 2024) (Farmworker Protection Rule), in light of an August 26, 2024, court order prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) from enforcing the Final Rule in 17 states and against Miles Berry Farm and members of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association as of August 26, 2024.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE MONITOR ADVOCATES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE MANAGERS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS
LABOR COMMISSIONERS
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS
JOSÉ JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ
Assistant Secretary
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA regional office. Additional information about changes to the regulations governing the H-2A program is available on the Department’s OFLC and WHD websites at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/farmworker-protection-final-rule and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/agriculture/h2a/final-rule, respectively.