Labor & H-2A administration · Produce & greenhouse
Get the crew legal, housed, and paid right.
H-2A runs on stacked deadlines — the ETA-790A job order, the ETA-9142A certification, the I-129 petition, a housing inspection, the AEWR wage. One late filing delays the crew.
The reality
H-2A is a deadline problem.
The grow plan sets the first date of need, and the clock starts: the ETA-790A job order has to post with the SWA, the ETA-9142A application has to certify with DOL, the I-129 petition has to file with USCIS after certification, the labor housing has to pass inspection, and the AEWR and the three-fourths guarantee have to be tracked every pay period. Miss a DOL deadline or fail a housing item and the workers don't arrive when the crop is ready.
The operator owns H-2A administration end to end: it assembles the DOL ETA-9142A application and the USCIS I-129 petition, posts the ETA-790A job order, schedules the housing inspection, and keeps the AEWR wage and guarantee documentation current — so visa workers stay legal, compliant, and paid correctly.
How the operator runs labor & H-2A administration
H-2A 2026 · DOL certification
filing- ETA-790A job order filed with SWA
- SWA notice of availability received
- ETA-9142A filed with DOL OFLC
01File the DOL labor certification
Posts the ETA-790A job order with the SWA, then files the ETA-9142A application for temporary employment certification with DOL against the date of need.
Labor housing · Inspection
scheduling- Pre-occupancy inspection booked
- Bed count confirmed vs job order
- Smoke detector item — remediation tracked
02Schedule housing inspection
Books the pre-occupancy housing inspection and tracks each remediation item against the bed count and safety standards.
Payroll · H-2A crew
tracking- I-129 filed with USCIS after certification
- AEWR rate applied to payroll
- Three-fourths guarantee shortfall flagged
03Petition and track wages
Files the I-129 petition with USCIS once certification is granted, documents AEWR pay each period, and tracks the three-fourths guarantee across the contract.
The outcome
50% of H-2A admin off the team
Visa workers legal, compliant, and paid correctly.
- DOL ETA-790A and ETA-9142A filings sequenced against the crop's date of need
- I-129 petition filed with USCIS once certification is granted
- Housing inspection items tracked to remediation before occupancy
- AEWR wages and the three-fourths guarantee documented every pay period
Common questions
Labor & H-2A administration
- What does the Labor & H-2A administration operator do?
- The operator owns H-2A administration end to end: it assembles the DOL ETA-9142A application and the USCIS I-129 petition, posts the ETA-790A job order, schedules the housing inspection, and keeps the AEWR wage and guarantee documentation current — so visa workers stay legal, compliant, and paid correctly.
- What impact does the Labor & H-2A administration operator have?
- 50% of H-2A admin off the team. Visa workers legal, compliant, and paid correctly.
- How does the Labor & H-2A administration operator work?
- Posts the ETA-790A job order with the SWA, then files the ETA-9142A application for temporary employment certification with DOL against the date of need. Books the pre-occupancy housing inspection and tracks each remediation item against the bed count and safety standards. Files the I-129 petition with USCIS once certification is granted, documents AEWR pay each period, and tracks the three-fourths guarantee across the contract.
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