Alien or H-2 Workers Minimum Wage

Every employer employing an alien or aliens who have not been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence by the United States Department of Justice shall pay all United States citizens and permanent residents and citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands doing the same or substantially similar work wages in an amount equal to or greater than the wages paid to the non-resident alien(s) doing the same or substantially similar work. This subsection shall not apply to any construction projects which are in progress on the effective date of this Act or for which construction contracts have been signed prior to the date this Act becomes law.