Construction Laborers

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Your attention is requested to the following letter in support of Genuine Builders, Inc.s (GBI) request for thirty-two (22) temporary Construction Laborers to supply our seasonal temporary need in Cincinnati, Ohio. GBI of Arlington, South Dakota is a concrete sub-contractor that has provided specialized concrete construction services for the last twenty-eight (28) years. The Construction Laborers will: Perform lesser tasks involving manual labor at concrete construction site. Prepare the site for placing of concrete by loading and unloading materials, running string-lines, cutting wood with skill saw, using a sledgehammer to pound stakes into the ground, digging and leveling the earth using shovels, pickaxes and plate-packers. Under supervision, lift, carry, fasten, strip, oil and set wooden and metal concrete forms using simple hand and power tools. Assist with placing concrete by using wheelbarrows, concrete rakes, shovels, walk-behind concrete vibrator. Clean up waste materials and caulk joints. The Construction Laborers must be able to handle temperature extremes and lift and carry 75 lbs. for 50 yards. They will work some weekends and travel to worksites within the area of intended employment. For more information regarding the company and photographs of some of its projects, see Exhibit A. Emergency Situation This application is being filed pursuant to emergency situations contained in 20 C.F.R. 655.17, which provides the Certifying Officer (CO) may waive the time period(s) for filing an H-2B Registration and/or an Application for Temporary Employment Certification for employers that have good and substantial cause, provided that the CO has sufficient time to thoroughly test the domestic labor market on an expedited basis and to make a final determination. The regulations set forth two determinations to guide the COs exercise of discretion: 1) the finding of good and substantial cause and 2) the existence of sufficient time for the CO to make a determination of temporary need or ensure compliance with the criteria for certification. See Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC, 2020-TLN-00059. Good and substantial cause is defined as the substantial loss of U.S. workers due to Acts of God, or a similar unforeseeable man-made catastrophic event (such as an oil spill or controlled flooding) that is wholly outside of the employer's control, unforeseeable changes in market conditions, or pandemic health issues. Here, GBIs emergency arises from a significant, unforeseen shortage of Construction Laborers caused by external, non-business-related factors, specifically adverse weather conditions disrupting the local community. For more information on the impacts of flooding on the labor market, see Exhibit B. On July 17, 2026, heavy rainfall totalling 5 to 6 inches impacted Cincinnati. The National Weather Service reported 27 incidents of flash floods across Cincinnati as a result of heavy rainfall over the course of a few hours. See Exhibit C, Flash Flooding in the Cincinnati area. Now dubbed as a 1,000-year storm, weather experts have described the adverse weather event as a freakishly big precipitation event. See Exhibit D, Cincinnati saw a 1,000-year storm. Why more may not be far off. The Cincinnati Enquirer article went on to describe how the July 17th storm is close to being twice as severe as the required threshold for being considered a 1,000-year storm. The July 17th storm is the largest recorded daily precipitation event in the Cincinnati area. Severe flash floods across the Cincinnati area led to one (1) death and multiple injuries. See Exhibit E, CFD: 1 dead, 3 injured after severe flooding impacts Cincinnati's East Side. The Ohio Department of Transportation closed Interstate 71, and the Cincinnati Fire Department responded to over 40 calls for water rescue. Please see attached.

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Última actualización: 7 de octubre de 2026