Source: ANDREW JACKSON LAW P.C., 2/23/21

DOL published new AEWRs in the Federal Register today.  The Federal Register notice includes a Table of 2021 AEWRs by state (also pasted below).  These new hourly rates are effective today, February 23, 2021.


H-2A employers must pay the new AEWR to all H-2A workers and any U.S. worker engaged in corresponding employment for work performed on and after today.  The new AEWR applies regardless of the original wage rate stated in the job order and H-2A application.  There is contract language in every job order to cover the AEWR change.  Please update your payroll system to reflect the correct hourly rate.


**GET YOUR HOUSING INSPECTIONS DONE SOONER**
All housing listed on the job order should be certified for occupancy no less than 60 days before the requested start date listed on the job order.

Thank you,


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Andrew M. Jackson, Attorney
Andrew Jackson Law P.C.
407 College St (28328)
PO Box 27
Clinton, NC 28329-0027
Main office number:  910-592-4121
Cell:  910-214-6010

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23

TABLE—2021 ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATES
STATE 2021 AEWRS
ALABAMA .................................... $11.81
ARIZONA ...................................... 13.67
ARKANSAS ................................... 11.88
CALIFORNIA ................................... 16.05
COLORADO ................................... 14.82
CONNECTICUT ............................... 14.99
DELAWARE ................................... 14.05
FLORIDA ....................................... 12.08
GEORGIA ..................................... 11.81
HAWAII ....................................... 15.56
IDAHO ......................................... 14.55
ILLINOIS ........................................ 15.31
INDIANA ...................................... 15.31
IOWA .......................................... 15.37
KANSAS ...................................... 15.89
KENTUCKY ................................... 12.96
LOUISIANA .................................. 11.88
MAINE ........................................ 14.99
MARYLAND ................................... 14.05
MASSACHUSETTS .......................... 14.99
MICHIGAN ................................... 14.72
MINNESOTA ................................. 14.72
MISSISSIPPI ................................ 11.88
MISSOURI .................................... 15.37
MONTANA .................................... 14.55
NEBRASKA .................................. 15.89
NEVADA ..................................... 14.82
NEW HAMPSHIRE ........................ 14.99
NEW JERSEY ............................... 14.05
NEW MEXICO .............................. 13.67
NEW YORK .................................. 14.99
NORTH CAROLINA .......................... 13.15
NORTH DAKOTA ............................ 15.89
OHIO .......................................... 15.31
OKLAHOMA ................................. 13.03
OREGON ...................................... 16.34
PENNSYLVANIA ............................ 14.05
RHODE ISLAND ............................ 14.99
SOUTH CAROLINA .......................... 11.81
SOUTH DAKOTA ............................ 15.89
TENNESSEE ................................ 12.96
TEXAS ........................................ 13.03
UTAH .......................................... 14.82
VERMONT .................................... 14.99
VIRGINIA ...................................... 13.15
WASHINGTON ............................... 16.34
WEST VIRGINIA ............................ 12.96
WISCONSIN ................................. 14.72
WYOMING ................................... 14.55