Coating Painter Helper

Work description

Encore Concrete Coatings is a company founded in 2022 that specializes in transforming concrete surfaces for residential and commercial clients throughout East Dundee, IL, and the greater Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area. They specialize in durable, high-quality floor coatings, including epoxy, polyurea, urethane, and polyaspartic systems, for garages, basements, patios, pool decks, commercial spaces, and more. ECC aims to deliver reliable, single-day installations that combine strength, longevity, and aesthetic appeal, giving clients stylish, easy-to-maintain surfaces. Their goal is to provide functional, yet beautiful flooring solutions tailored to each homeowners or businesss needs, while offering exceptional value, professionalism, and long-term durability. The company's business has allowed it to generate $10,000,000.00 in gross revenue and a total of $1,800,000.00 in net revenue during 2025. Encore Concrete Coatings' season begins in, with operations in Florida lasting 8-9 months, so the business schedule of operations would look like the following: 1. October to November are our high-season workload months, as clients begin requesting more coating work following the hot summer temperatures. 2. December to April, we continue operations as temperatures shift from winter to spring, providing ideal conditions for concrete coating. 3. May is the final month of our season. Temperatures begin to rise above 85F but not consistently, allowing us to continue working before the rainy season begins. 4. June to September, summer temperatures exceed 85F, and the rainy season brings significant humidity, which prevents concrete coating from being performed correctly. As a result, we do not typically take on coating work during these months unless it is an emergency. Seasonality is mainly driven by temperature, as the maximum recommended ambient temperature for coating installation is 85F. Rainfall and humidity also negatively impact the coating process. In South Florida, the rainy season typically occurs from June to August or September. Our clientele consists of affluent homeowners who need to be present during installation. Many homeowners leave Florida for their primary or secondary residences during the summer, which increases the need for additional crews during the colder months up north. During the off-season, activity is minimal, reaching about 20% of high-season levels. The high season activities mostly involve selling for the next season, with little to no actual installation work during this time. Encore Concrete Coatings, Inc. seeks to employ 8 additional Coating Painter Helpers on a seasonal need, which normally runs from 10/05/2026 to 05/31/2027. The petitioner does not operate or employ Coating Painter Helpers in the off-season. A temporary need is established when it is justified to the Certifying Officer as one of the following: (1) A one-time occurrence, (2) a seasonal need, (3) a peak-load need, or (4) an intermittent need. To determine such a need, the DOL and USCIS should consider the duties performed, the number of workers requested, and whether the need extends throughout the requested period. To establish a seasonal need: The law defines a seasonal need as a need that is traditionally tied to a season of the year by an event or pattern and is of a recurring nature. The petitioner shall specify the period(s) of time during each year in which it does not need the services or labor. Employment is not seasonal if the period during which the services or labor are not needed is unpredictable or subject to change, or is considered a vacation period for the petitioner's permanent employees. Encore Concrete Coatings, Inc. can present a clear, recurring seasonal need for H-2B workers by showing that its operations are concentrated in a predictable 10/05/2026 to 05/31/2027 period rather than year-round. The seasonality is primarily driven by weather-dependent outdoor operations.