H.R. 4835 — To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.

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Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to state that an employer who pays a U.S. worker the federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage shall not be required to pay an H-2A visa worker (temporary agricultural worker) similarly employed more than such wage.

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2010-03-12
Introduced in House
2010-03-12
Introduced in House
2010-03-12
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2010-04-26
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.

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