Capture H-2A Compliance Verification via Private API Standard
- Organization
- U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division)
- Sector
- Agricultural employers using H-2A visa workers
- Location
- United States
Source reference
Executive summary
Current state
GAO audit reveals DOL cannot effectively enforce H-2A visa compliance due to dependency on DHS's manual data processing systems, with 84% of investigations finding violations and H-2A accounting for 54% of agricultural back wages assessed, creating a structural gap between enforcement authority and data access.
Market catalyst
DOL has enforcement authority but cannot access timely H-2A petition data due to DHS's manual processing systems, creating a compliance verification void that employers desperately need to navigate
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