The 2023 SEA Annual Meeting will be in Sarasota, FL January 16th-18th, 2023. Registration - Includes Welcome Dinner, Annual Meeting and Auction Monday, January 16th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Welcome dinner at Café Amici Tuesday, January 17th 8 AM – 9 AM Registration and continental breakfast There will...
FAQS ON FALL/WINTER SUPPLEMENTAL VISA RELEASE
We have been in regular communication with DHS regarding the first half visa release and are hopeful of a significant first half release. FAQS: When do you expect DHS to make the announcement of a visa release? Hopefully early October. DHS will not make the announcement until the agency receives clarity...
EPI Report Presents Misleading Data
EPI report states $1.8 in back wages were assessed in industries employing H-2B workers. But only 1% of the $1.8 billion in back wages were owed to H-2B workers. On August 18th the Economic Policy Institute issued a report authored by Daniel Costa claiming that, “Employers stole $1.8 billion from...
First Half H-2B Cap/Visa Release Updates
FIRST HALF CAP UPDATE: Employers with an October 1st date of need requested 21,116 positions during last year's FY22 July 2-4 filing period. The 29,856 positions requested in the same period for FY23 represents a 41% increase over FY22. Our best estimate is that the cap will be met in early...
Assessing the FY22 Second Half NT Visa Allocation
On May 18th, 2022, DHS published a temporary final rule releasing an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for employers with a date of need between April 1, 2022 and September 30, 2022. 11,500 of the 35,000 visas were allocated to nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (Northern Central American Countries)...
SEA travels to El Salvador to observe recruitment and processing
Last May the Department of Homeland Security issued 22,000 additional H-2B visas to supplement the statutory allocation of 33,000 visas for the second half of the fiscal year. In this release, for the first time, visas were specifically allocated to the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras....
SEA applauds Biden administration for additional visa release
On behalf of the 2,500+ small and seasonal businesses the Seasonal Employment Alliance represents, we want to thank the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor for recognizing the crisis level labor shortage faced by America's small and seasonal employers by releasing 35,000 additional H-2B visas towards...
FY22 Second Half DHS Visa Release FAQs
On Thursday, March 31st the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to supplement the statutory cap of 33,000 visas. Of the 35,000 visas, 23,500 are allocated to Returning Workers and 11,500 to the citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras. When...
Everything you need to know about requesting Northern Triangle workers
Since we expect there to be a significant allocation made to the Northern Triangle countries in the upcoming visa release, we thought it would be helpful to provide the SEA membership a general overview of the process to bring in NT workers and what to expect. We have worked closely...
SEA Spring Labor Forum
SEA Spring Labor Forum March 22-24, 2022 Hilton Head, SC Hotel: TBD Register: Registration includes access to the Tuesday evening reception and to the labor forum (lunch included) Agenda: Click here to view the detailed agenda. Tuesday, March 22nd SEPAC Welcome Cocktail Reception hosted by Brian and Veronica Birkenstock Time:...