The allowable meal charge is the maximum amount that employers seeking H-2A workers may assess their workers for daily meals provided by the employer. The 2012 maximum amount an employer may charge a worker for meals provided has been raised to how much per day?
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A) $8.18
B) $9.25
C) $10.75
D) $11.13
A) $8.18
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B) $9.25
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C) $10.75
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D) $11.13
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The H-2A temporary worker program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of U.S. workers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
The allowable meal charge is the maximum amount that employers seeking H-2A workers may assess their workers for daily meals provided by the employer. The rates are based upon annual data for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for food. The annual average percentage change for the CPI-U for food from 2010 to 2011 was 3.7 percent and, accordingly, the 2012 maximum amount an employer may charge a worker for meals provided has been raised to $11.13 per day.
In addition, the H-2A program regulations require employer reimbursement of subsistence expenses, which include both meals and lodging that may be required during travel to and from a work site.
For more information on the H-2A program, visit http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/h-2a.cfm.
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