Foreign Labor Certification
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) works with employers to process permanent and temporary Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) requests.
The FLC programs are designed to ensure that the admission of foreign nationals to work in the United States will not adversely affect the job opportunities, wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.
The Temporary Agricultural (H-2A) and Non-Agricultural (H-2B) programs allow employers to employ foreign workers in the U.S., on a non-immigrant basis, for a time period of less than 365 days. The process to request H-2A and H-2B certification has changed. Visit https://labor.state.ak.us/alien/flcnonperm.htm for information and forms for Alaska employers.
Post/provide information from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding employee rights as an H-2A worker:
- Employee Rights Under the H-2A Program English Version (PDF)
- Employee Rights Under the H-2A Program Spanish Version (PDF)
- H-2A Worker Rights Card - English Version (PDF)
- H-2A Worker Rights Card - Spanish Version (PDF)
- Farm Worker Rights Flyer - English & Spanish Version (PDF)
Post/provide information from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding employee rights as an H-2B worker:
- Employee Rights Under the H-2B Program Poster (PDF)
- Spanish Version Poster (PDF)
- H-2B Worker Rights and COVID-19 (PDF)
- Spanish Version Poster (PDF)
- Key Protections – English Version
- Key Protections – Spanish Version
Post/provide information from the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission:
Know Your Rights: WorkPlace Discrimination Is Illegal
A Permanent Labor Certification allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. The process to request Permanent Labor Certification changed January 1, 2010. For more information and links, visit https://labor.alaska.gov/alien/flcperm.htm .
