Reading Room Document

Temporary Workers Under § 301 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act

"Temporary" work under § 301 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which permits aliens to enter the United States temporarily to perform "temporary" services or labor, refers to any job where the employer's need for the employee is temporary. The nature of the underlying job and, in particular, whether the underlying job itself can be described as permanent or temporary, is irrelevant. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/23936/download.

April 23, 1987