Update on the Proposed Suspension of H-2A Regulation
Yesterday's the DOL caused a good deal of confusion and anxiety by announcing the proposed 
suspension of the new H-2A regulation. Apparently word of the confusion and concern somehow worked its way up through the hierarchical org chart that is the DOL, because today my sources are telling me that DOL brass produced a modicum of internal clarity by further directing that all local SWAs continue to process H-2A cases under the transition rules of the new H-2A regulation...until further notice. Of course, the comment period for the proposed suspension is a whopping 10 days long. So after 10 days, we could be back to last year's H-2A regulation, or we could still be operating under the so-called transition regulation. Got it? So now that we've cleared that up we can all go back to enjoying St. Patrick's Day. Which is great, because it seems we'll definitely be needing the luck of the Irish to get us through this H-2A season.
