Agency for Workforce Innovation

AWI PROGRAMS

Alien Labor Certification

Questions about the H-2A Program

FAQ # 1:  How do I apply for the H-2A Program? 

FAQ # 2:  Who pays to transport the workers to my farm, grove or ranch?  

FAQ # 3:  What is the Adverse Effect Wage Rate? 

FAQ # 4:  What is the Fifty Percent Rule?

FAQ # 5:  What is the “Three-Quarters Guarantee”?

FAQ # 6:  Do I have to provide housing for the domestic United States workers and the

Alien workers?

FAQ # 7:  What do I do after the U.S. Department of Labor certifies my H-2A Program application for work in Florida? 

FAQ # 8:  What do I do if my workers abscond (leave the job without permission) or have to go home? 

FAQ # 9:  Do I have to provide free meals to US domestic workers and to foreign workers imported under the H-2A Program? 

FAQ # 10:  What is the Agricultural Recruitment System (ARS) and is it different from the H-2A Program?

FAQ # 11:  What are contract impossibility and an “Act of God”?

 

Services to Florida's Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers.  CLICK HERE for information on how to get help with Farmworker job problems and issues, file complaints, and find services for workers and their families.

 

 

An equal opportunity employer/program.  Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.  All voice telephone numbers on this website may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.

Programa/Empresa que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los asistentes y servicios auxiliares están disponibles a pedido de personas con incapacidades. Aquellas personas que usen equipos TTY/TTD a través del Servicio de Retransmisión de Florida llamando al 711 pueden acceder a todos los números telefónicos de voz en este sitio Web.