§ 655.8 Requirements for agents.

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Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits › Chapter V: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Part 655: TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES › Subpart A: Labor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2B Workers) › § 655.8: § 655.8 Requirements for agents.

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An agent filing an

Application for Temporary Employment Certification

on behalf of an employer must provide:

(a) A copy of the agent agreement or other document demonstrating the agent's authority to represent the employer; and

(b) A copy of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration, if the agent is required under MSPA, at 29 U.S.C. 1801

et seq.,

to have such a certificate, identifying the specific farm labor contracting activities the agent is authorized to perform.

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