ETA Form 790 CURRENT ETA 790 and Instructions OMB Approved

U.S. Department Labor
Employment and Training Administration

OMB Control No. 1205-0134
Expiration Date: March 31, 2019

Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order ETA Form 790
Orden de Empleo para Obreros/Trabajadores Agrícolas y Procesamiento de Alimentos
(Print or type in each field block – To include additional information, go to block # 28 – Please follow Step-By-Step Instructions)
(Favor de usar letra de molde en la solicitud – Para incluir información adicional vea el punto # 28 – Favor de seguir las instrucciones paso-a-paso)
1. Employer’s and/or Agent’s Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State
and Zip Code / Nombre y Dirección del Empleador/Patrón y/o Agente
(Número, Calle, Ciudad, Estado y Código Postal ):

a) Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) / Número federal de
Identificación del Empleador:
b) Telephone Number / Número de Teléfono:
c) Fax Number / Número de Fax:

d) E-mail Address / Dirección de Correo Electrónico:
2. Address and Directions to Work Site / Domicilio y Direcciones al lugar de
trabajo:

Nos. 4 through 8 for STATE USE ONLY
Números 4 a 8 para USO ESTATAL
4. SOC (O*NET/OES) Occupational
Code / Código Industrial:

5. Job Order No. / Num. de Orden de
Empleo:

a. SOC (ONET/OES) Occupational
Title / Título Ocupacional
6. Address of Order Holding Office (include Telephone number) / Dirección de
la Oficina donde se radico la oferta (incluya el número de teléfono ):

a. Name of Local Office Representative (include direct dial telephone
number) / Nombre del Representante de la Oficina Local (Incluya el
número de teléfono de su línea directa).

7. Clearance Order Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión de la Orden de Empleo:

8. Job Order Expiration Date / Fecha de Vencimiento o Expiración de la Orden
de Empleo:
9. Anticipated Period of Employment / Período anticipado o previsto de Empleo:
From / Desde:

To / Hasta:

10. Number of Workers Requested I Número de Trabajadores Solicitados:
3. Address and Directions to Housing / Domicilio y Direcciones al lugar de
vivienda:

11. Anticipated Hours of Work per Week / Horas Anticipadas/Previstas de
Trabajo por Semana. Total:
Sunday I Domingo________
Thursday /Jueves________
Monday / Lunes ________
Friday I Viernes________
Tuesday / Martes ________
Saturday / Sábado ________
Wednesday / Miércoles________

a)

Description of Housing / Descripción de la vivienda:

12. Anticipated range of hours for different seasonal activities: / Rango previsto de
horas par alas diferentes actividades de la temporada:

13. Collect Calls Accepted from: / Aceptan Llamadas por Cobrar de:

Employer / Empleador:

Yes / Si  No 

14. Describe how the employer intends to provide either 3 meals a day to each worker or furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities for workers to prepare
meals / Describa cómo el empleador tiene la intención de ofrecer, ya sea 3 comidas al día a cada trabajador, o proporcionar gratuitamente instalaciones para cocinar.

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15. Referral Instructions and Hiring Information / Instrucciones sobre cómo Referir Candidatos/Solicitantes - (Explain how applicants are to be hired or referred, and the
Employer’s/Agent’s available hour to interview workers / Explique cómo los candidatos serán contratados o referidos, y las horas disponibles del empleador/agente para
entrevistar a los trabajadores). See instructions for more details / Vea las instrucciones para más detalles.

16. Job description and requirements / Descripción y requisitos del trabajo:

1. Is previous work experience preferred? / Se prefiere previa experiencia? Yes / Si 
meses de experiencia: ______

No  If yes, number of months preferred: / Si es así, numero de

2. Check all requirements that apply:
 Certification/License Requirements / Certificación/Licencia Requisitos
 Driver Requirements / Requisitos del conductor
 Employer Will Train / Empleador entrenará o adiestrará
 Extensive Sitting / Estar sentado largos ratos
 Exposure to Extreme Temp. / Expuesto a Temperaturas Extremas
 Lifting requirement / Levantar o Cargar ______lbs./libras
 Repetitive Movements / Movimientos repetitivos

 Criminal Background Check / Verificación de antecedentes penales
 Drug Screen / Detección de Drogas
 Extensive Pushing and Pulling / Empujar y Jalar Extensamente
 Extensive Walking / Caminar por largos ratos
 Frequent Stooping / Inclinándose o agachándose con frecuencia
 OT/Holiday is not mandatory / Horas Extras (sobre tiempo) / Días Feriados no
obligatorio

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17. Wage Rates, Special Pay Information and Deductions / Tarifa de Pago, Información Sobre Pagos E speciales y Deducci o nes (Rebajas)
Crop Activities
Hourly Wage
Piece Rate /
Special Pay
Deductions*
Yes/Sí
No
Pay Period /
Unit(s)
(bonus, etc.)
Período de Pago
Cultivos

Salario por Hora

$

Pago por Pieza /
Unidad(es )
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Pagos Especiales
(Bono, etc.)

Deducciones

/

/

Social Security /
Seguro Social
Federal Tax /
Impuestos
Federales
State Tax
/Impuestos
Estatales
Meals / Comidas





Weekly / Semanal











Bi-weekly/
Quincenal







Other (specify) /
Otro (especifica)





Monthly/Mensual

Other/Otro


18. More Details About the Pay / Mas Detalles Sobre el Pago:

19. Transportation Arrangements / Arreglos de Transportación

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20. Is it the prevailing practice to use Farm Labor Contractors (FLC) to recruit, supervise, transport, house, and/or pay workers for this (these) crop activity
(ies)? / ¿Es la práctica habitual usar Contratistas de Trabajo Agrícola para reclutar, supervisar, transportar, dar vivienda, y/o pagarle a los trabajadores
para este(os) tipo(s) de cosecha(s)?
Yes / Si

No 
If you have checked yes, what is the FLC wage for each activity? / Si contesto "Si," cuál es el salario que le paga al Contratista de Trabajo Agrícola por
cada actividad?

21.

Are workers covered for Unemployment Insurance? / ¿Se le proporcionan Seguro de Desempleo a los trabajadores?

Yes/Si  No

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22.

Are workers covered by workers' compensation? / ¿Se le provee seguro de compensación/indemnización al trabajador:

Yes/Si  No

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23. Are tools, supplies, and equipment provided at no charge to the workers? / ¿Se les proveen herramientas y equipos sin costo algun o a los trabajadores?
Yes/Si No 
24. List any arrangements which have been made with establishment owners or agents for the payment of a commission or other benefits for sales made to
workers. (If there are no such arrangements, enter "None".) / Enumere todos los acuerdos o convenios hechos con los propietarios del establecimiento o
sus agentes para el pago de una comisión u otros beneficios por ventas hechas a los trabajadores. (Si no hay ningún acuerdo o convenio, i ndique
"Ninguno".)

25. List any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or interruption of operation by the employees at the place where the workers will be employed. (If there are no such incidents,
enter "None".) / Enumere toda huelga, paro o interrupción de operaciones de trabajo por parte de los empleados en el lugar de empleo. (Si no hay incidentes de este
tipo, indique "Ninguno".)

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26. Is this job order to be placed in connection with a future Application for Temporary Employment Certification for H–2A workers? / ¿Esta orden de empleo ha sido puesta
en conexión con una futura solicitud de certificación de empleo temporal para trabajadores H-2A?
Yes/Si No 

27. Employer's Certification: This job order describes the actual terms and conditions of the employment being offered by me and contains all the material
terms and conditions of the job. / Certificación del Empleador: Esta orden de trabajo describe los términos y condiciones del empleo que se le ofrece, y
contiene todos los términos y condiciones materiales ofrecidos.

________________________________________________________
Employer's Printed Name & Title / Nombre y Título en Letra de Molde/Imprenta del Empleador

_______________________________________

_____________________________________

Employer's Signature / Firma y Título del Empleador

Date / Fecha

READ CAREFULLY, In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service as a no -fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing
together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State agenci es are guarantors of the accuracy or
truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the American Job Center
constitute a contractual job offer to which the American Job Center, ETA or a State agency is in any way a party.
LEA CON CUIDADO, En vista de la función básica del Servicio de Empleo establecida por ley, como una entidad de intercambio laboral sin comisiones, es decir, como un
foro para reunir a los empleadores y los solicitantes de empleo, ni ETA ni las agencias del estado pueden garantizar la exactitud o veracidad de la información contenida en
las órdenes de trabajo sometidas por los empleadores. Ni ninguna orden de trabajo aceptado o contratado en el Centro de Carreras (American Job Center) constituyen una
oferta de trabajo contractuales a las que el American Job Center, ETA o un organismo estatal es de ninguna manera una de las partes.
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT
The public reporting burden for responding to ETA Form 790, which is required to obtain or retain benefits (44 USC 3501), is estimated to be approximately 60 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and reviewing the collection. The public need not respond to this collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. This is public information and there is no expectation of confidentiality. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Room C-4510, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.
DECLARACION DE CARGA PÚBLICA
La carga de información pública para responder a la Forma ETA 790, que se requiere para obtener o retener beneficios (44 USC 3501), se estima en aproximadamente 60
minutos por respuesta, incluyendo el tiempo para revisar las instrucciones, buscar fuentes de datos existentes, recopilar y revisar la colección. El público no tiene por qué
responder a esta recopilación de información a menos que muestre un número de control OMB válido. Esta información es pública y no hay ninguna expectativa de
confidencialidad. Envíe sus comentarios acerca de esta carga o cualquier otro aspecto de esta colección, incluyendo sugerencias para reducir esta carga, al U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Room C-4510, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

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28. Use this section to provide additional supporting information (including section Box number). Include attachments, if necessary. / Utilice esta sección para proporcionar
información adicional de apoyo; incluya el numero de la sección e incluya archivos adjuntos, si es necesario.

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20 CFR 653.501
Assurances
INTRASTATE AND INTERSTATE CLEARANCE ORDER
The employer agrees to provide to workers referred through the clearance system the number of
hours of work per week cited in Item 11 of the clearance order for the week beginning with the
anticipated date of need, unless the employer has amended the date of need at least 10 working
days prior to the original date of need by so notifying the Order-Holding Office (OHO). If the
employer fails to notify the OHO at least 10 working days prior to the original date of need, the
employer shall pay eligible workers referred through the intrastate/interstate clearance system
the specified hourly rate or pay, or in the absence of a specified hourly rate or pay, the higher of
the Federal or State minimum wage rate for the first week starting with the original anticipated
date of need. The employer may require workers to perform alternative work if the guarantee is
invoked and if such alternative work is stated on the job order.
The employer agrees that no extension of employment beyond the period of employment shown
on the job order will relieve the employer from paying the wages already earned, or specified in
the job order as a term of employment, providing transportation or paying transportation
expenses to the worker’s home.
The employer assures that all working conditions comply with applicable Federal and State
minimum wage, child labor, social security, health and safety, farm labor contractor registration
and other employment-related laws.
The employer agrees to expeditiously notify the OHO or State agency by telephone immediately
upon learning that a crop is maturing earlier or later, or that weather conditions, over
recruitment, or other factors have changed the terms and conditions of employment.
The employer, if acting as a farm labor contractor, has a valid farm labor contractor registration
certificate.
The employer assures the availability of no cost or public housing which meets applicable Federal
and State standards and which is sufficient to house the specified number of workers requested
through the clearance system.
The employer also assures that outreach workers shall have reasonable access to the workers in
the conduct of outreach activities pursuant to 20 CFR 653.107.

Employer’s Name

Employer’s Signature

_________________________________ Date: _________

_______________________________

Besides the material terms and conditions of the employment, the employer must agree to these assurances if
the job order is to be placed as part of the Agricultural Recruitment System. This assurance statement must be
signed by the employer, and it must accompany the ETA Form 790.

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Step-By-Step Instructions for Completing Form ETA-790
These instructions will help employers understand the information that is being requested. Please read the
instructions carefully and follow them to minimize the chances of your application package being returned due
to incomplete information. Please try to include as much detail as possible on the face of the form
itself. Even if attachments are necessary, the essential terms and conditions must be spelled out on
the face of this form. Compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker
Protection Act and all assurances required by Federal regulations are the responsibility of the employer.


Box 1 - Enter full name of individual employer or agent; the complete address; the Federal Employer
Identification Number (FEIN) of the employer; and the complete phone number, fax number, and e-mail
address.

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Box 2 - Provide the address of and directions to your work site or intended place of employment. Use
commonly understood street or highway numbers and accurate distances.

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Box 3 - Provide the address of and directions to the housing. Use commonly understood street or
highway numbers and accurate distances. Enter the capacity of the housing and a brief description of
the housing in English and Spanish. Describe housing facilities such as: a) structures provided, e.g.,
camp, cabin, barracks or house. Describe general composition of the living quarters such as wood or
concrete; b) the number of persons for whom housing is available. Note the number of barracks, family
units and/or, single rooms available, and the total capacity of these types of units; c) furnishings and
equipment supplied by the employer, e.g., furniture, eating and cooking utensils; d) utilities available,
such as gas, electricity, heat; e) parking spaces for trailers, arrangements for utility hookups and
charges; f) medical and recreational facilities available for worker's benefit and their locations; g)
whether or not public housing is provided; and, h) are any charges required of workers to use the
housing.

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Boxes 4 through 8 are for State Agency use only – 4 for Occupational Code, 4a for Occupational
Title, 5 for Job Order number, 6 for Order Holding Office address, 6a for name of local office
representative, 7 for Clearance Order Issue date, and 8 for the job order expiration date.

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Box 9 - Enter the anticipated period of employment or the date when work is scheduled to begin or is to
be performed by these workers. Enter date when work is expected to be completed.

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Box 10 - Enter total number of workers that you are requesting. Also, state total number of workers to
be employed in this activity or service for the period of time involved.

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Box 11 - Enter anticipated total hours of work per week. Enter normal hours worker is expected to work
each day of the week. Describe any special work schedule situations in Box 31.

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Box 12 – Enter the anticipated range of hours for different seasonal activities.

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Box 13 -Indicate if employer accepts or does not accept collect calls from job applicants.

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Box 14 - Describe how the employer intends to provide either three meals a day to each worker or
furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers can prepare their own meals.
The charge for three meals must be within the approved range unless the regional administrator has
approved a higher charge. Where the employer provides facilities for cooking, explain how the workers
will have access to stores where they can purchase groceries.

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Box 15- Explain how applicants are to be interviewed, hired or referred. Indicate, for example, the hours
that the employer or agent will be available to interview workers by telephone and whether anybody
different from the employer has hiring authority.

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Box 16 - Provide a detailed summary of the job description and requirements inside the box. Even if
additional information is to be provided in an attachment, the summary must be provided in the box and
must be as complete as possible. In the box provided list all major crop activities, summarize the major
duties associated with those duties and estimate the percentage of time that will be spent doing them.
Describe the duties (work tasks) which make up the job, in step-by-step detail, as appropriate. Avoid
technical terms when possible, or define them where usage is necessary. Describe use of any equipment
necessary to carry out tasks (e.g. harvesting onions – pull onions from the ground, snip off the tops
using a sniper, deposit onions in a 50 pound sack, (80%); harvest tomatoes – detach green tomatoes
from plants and deposit them in a 20 pound bucket, carry bucket to a truck to be located at the edge of
the field, throw bucket up to the person on the truck (20%)).
Indicate the extent of work experience required for the job and other specific job-related experience,
requirements or required qualifications.
Provide whatever additional detail is required to explain the full range of tasks and duties required.
Explain any worker performance standards that will apply. Describe any training provided. Describe any
experience that is required. Describe any licenses or permits that are required. Describe what level of
supervision will be provided. Explain the provision of necessary tools and equipment.

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Box 17 - Enter appropriate wage rate information for each distinct activity. In no event may rate be less
than the applicable FLSA or State minimum, or the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate, whichever is
higher. Piece rates may not be less than those prevailing in the area and occupation. Include an
attachment explaining your handling of this Box. H-2A Agricultural Workers must be paid the highest of
the (a) Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), (b) the prevailing rate for a given crop/area or (c) the Federal
or the State’s minimum wage. The law also contains requirements regarding employer-provided meals
and transportation of workers and restricts the deductions that may be legally made from workers'
wages. If H2A workers are requested, the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR)
http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/adverse.cfm is the guaranteed minimum unless FLSA or State
minimum, or the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate is higher. Enter the unit used when piece rates
are being paid. Describe the unit size that governs how the piece rate is paid, such as tree size/spacing,
weight/size/number of boxes picked/packed, dimensions of bags or boxes filled. For example: 5/8
bushel, 90 pound bag or box, 10 box bin.
Hourly Rate Equivalent
The piece rate must be expressed in estimated hourly wage rate equivalents for each activity and unit
size, i.e., what a worker might expect to earn per hour at this rate. The estimated hourly equivalent is
not guaranteed. However, the estimated hourly equivalent can be no less than the highest of the
applicable Federal or State minimum (or AEWR if applicable) or the prevailing hourly wage rate. See web
link to DOL’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate Chart 2007-2012
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20111794fs.pdf .
Box 18 - Other details about pay may include: 1) Any bonus or incentives aside from the flat rate or
piece rate, e.g., garden space, milk, eggs, meat, health insurance; 2) Special conditions on guaranteed
weeks of work, under what conditions bonuses or incentives are to be paid, if any; 3) If the activity is
covered by a “schedule of rates,” indicate conditions under which each of the rates on the schedule
applies; 4) Describe frequency of pay arrangements, e.g., daily, weekly, biweekly; 5) Indicate
deductions to be made from workers’ wages, such as Social Security, workers' compensation, health
insurance, Federal or State tax. If applicable, note whether employer of record or farm labor contractor
will be responsible for deductions.

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Box 19 - Describe how the employer intends to reimburse transportation costs or advance or provide for
the cost of transportation and subsistence, when such is the prevailing practice in the area. Describe in
detail transportation arrangements, if any, such as: any arrangement whereby employer will provide
transportation for workers from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; whether employers
will reimburse workers for their travel expenses in getting to the job or arrange for charter by transport
for group of workers; any arrangement whereby employers advance transportation costs to workers;
instructions to workers on what to do in case of emergencies, accidents, breakdowns; and the name of
the contact person when such events occur.

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Box 20 – This box applies only if a farm labor contractor was ever used to provide you with workers or if
it is a common or prevailing practice in the area of intended employment to pay farm labor contractors
to recruit, hire, transport, or supervise the sorts of workers requested. If so, state the wage that you
have paid in the past and/or would be willing to pay a farm labor contractor for providing you with the
quantity of workers that you are requesting and performing the duties that are prevailing.

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Box 21 - Indicate whether the employer pays unemployment insurance taxes and therefore the worker
is covered for Unemployment Insurance benefits.

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Box 22 - Indicate whether the employer has a valid workers’ compensation insurance policy that will
cover the workers requested.

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Box 23 - Indicate whether tools, supplies, and equipment are going to be provided to the worker at no
cost to the worker.

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Box 24 - Question is self explanatory.

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Box 25 – Question is self explanatory.

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Box 26 - Indicate whether this form is being filed in connection to a future filing for H-2A workers.

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Box 27 - Read the employer's certification statement before signing. To be signed and dated by the
employer. Type or print full name and title.

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Box 28 - Use this section to provide additional supporting information (include section Box number) and
include attachments, if necessary. / Utilice esta sección para proporcionar información adicional de
apoyo; incluya el número de la sección e incluya archivos adjuntos, si es necesario.

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