2020 Adverse Effect Wage Rates kick in for H-2A employers
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2A regulations (20 CFR 655.120(l)) require employers to pay H-2A temporary agricultural workers and workers in corresponding employment at least the highest of the:
- Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR);
- Prevailing wage;
- Prevailing piece rate;
- Agreed-upon collective bargaining wage (if applicable); or
- Federal or State minimum wage in effect at the time the work is performed.
List of Adverse Effect Wage Rates by State for 2020
The 2020 AEWRs to be paid for agricultural work performed by U.S. and H-2A workers is listed in the table below. The AEWRs were published in the Federal Register on Dec. 19, 2019, and became effective on Jan. 2, 2020.
| STATE | 2020 AEWR |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $11.71 |
| Arizona | $12.91 |
| Arkansas | $11.83 |
| California | $14.77 |
| Colorado | $14.26 |
| Connecticut | $14.29 |
| Delaware | $13.34 |
| Florida | $11.71 |
| Georgia | $11.71 |
| Hawaii | $14.90 |
| Idaho | $13.62 |
| Illinois | $14.52 |
| Indiana | $14.52 |
| Iowa | $14.58 |
| Kansas | $14.99 |
| Kentucky | $12.40 |
| Louisiana | $11.83 |
| Maine | $14.29 |
| Maryland | $13.34 |
| Massachusetts | $14.29 |
| Michigan | $14.40 |
| Minnesota | $14.40 |
| Mississippi | $11.83 |
| Missouri | $14.58 |
| Montana | $13.62 |
| Nebraska | $14.99 |
| Nevada | $14.26 |
| New Hampshire | $14.29 |
| New Jersey | $13.34 |
| New Mexico | $12.91 |
| New York | $14.29 |
| North Carolina | $12.67 |
| North Dakota | $14.99 |
| Ohio | $14.52 |
| Oklahoma | $12.67 |
| Oregon | $15.83 |
| Pennsylvania | $13.34 |
| Rhode Island | $14.29 |
| South Carolina | $11.71 |
| South Dakota | $14.99 |
| Tennessee | $12.40 |
| Texas | $12.67 |
| Utah | $14.26 |
| Vermont | $14.29 |
| Virginia | $12.67 |
| Washington | $15.83 |
| West Virginia | $12.40 |
| Wisconsin | $14.40 |
| Wyoming | $13.62 |