The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it will continue to accept emergency requests until midnight on April 29, 2016, for H-2B applications filed on or between April 2 and April 29, 2016. This extension is due to continued delays in processing H-2B applications. For full background on the H-2B delays, please see our March 2016 alert. The full text of the DOL emergency processing initiative (including procedures for employers requesting emergency treatment of pending H-2B applications) is available here.