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Role of the Connecticut Department of Labor -  ALC

The Connecticut Department of Labor, Alien Certification Unit, acts as an agent for the U.S. Department of Labor.  Staff of this Unit:

• Conduct pre-occupancy inspections of migrant housing.

• Coordinates the referral of workers to H-2A job orders.

• Conducts agricultural surveys of prevailing wages and practices.

The U.S. Department of Labor issues the labor certification: 

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration has important information regarding the Alien Labor Certification process and forms. This information can be accessed by clicking on the following link: www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov. 

Please Note: Recently amended regulations for the H-2B program have significantly changed the way in which this application is processed. Effective 1/18/09, Employers are no longer required to send H-2B applications to CT DOL. H-2B applications sent to CT DOL on or after this effective date will be returned to the employer. As of the effective date listed above, H-2B applications will only be processed by the U.S. DOL Chicago National Processing Center.

Employers with questions are encouraged to submit those questions to the U.S. DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) at the following email addresses. 

Please send H-2A questions to H-2A.Regulation@dol.gov and H-2B questions to H-2B.Regulation@dol.gov 

Forms Available through the ALC Unit: 

H-2A Program

• ETA 9142 – Application for Temporary Employment Certification

• ETA 9142 Appendix A.1

• ETA 9142 Appendix A.2

• General Instructions for Completing ETA 9142

• ETA 795 - Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Memorandum (WORD, 57KB) updated!

• ETA 790 – Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order (WORD, 74KB) updated!

  • Instructions for Completing ETA 790 (PDF, 34KB)

H-2B Program

• ETA 9142 – Application for Temporary Employment Certification
• General Instructions for Completing ETA 9142

Prevailing Wage Requests

Effective January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center in Washington, D.C. will receive and process prevailing wage determination requests for use in the H-1B, H-1B1, (Chile/Singapore), H-1C, H-2B, E3 (Australia), and permanent labor certification programs.

All prevailing wage requests must be submitted by U.S. Mail or comparable physical delivery service at the following address:

U.S. Department of Labor - ETA

National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center, Attn. PWD Request

1341 G Street, NW, Suite 201

Washington, D.C. 20005-3142

• ETA Form 9141

  • General Instructions

If you have questions regarding a Prevailing Wage Request, please email the National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center at FLC.PWD@dol.gov.

H-2A/H-2B Forms for DOL Use Only

• I-9 – Employment Eligibility Verification (Department of Homeland Security)

• I-9 Certification – For CT DOL Use Only

Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Project Management Office