Snow Removal

Work description

Temporary Need Statement I. Background Hopper Lawn & Landscape Management, LLC dba Froio's Lawn & Landscape (established in 2007) is a West Chester, PA-based employer engaged primarily in Landscaping. We have a temporary, seasonal need for 6 workers to be employed as Snow Removal Laborers (SOC 37-2011.00 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners). We are a returning participant in the H-2B program and have previously utilized temporary H-2B workers to meet our seasonal landscaping labor needs. However, this is our first H-2B filing specifically for our winter snow removal dates of need. Historically, we have met our winter staffing demands through other temporary labor sources, including subcontracted labor and part-time hires. We are now seeking H-2B workers to meet these recurring seasonal demands, reduce our reliance on expensive unreliable subcontracted labor, and to staff full-time crews to handle our contractual obligations. II. Regulatory Standards Per the regulations, a seasonal labor need is one in which the employers need for services or labor is traditionally tied to a season of the year by an event or pattern and is of a recurring nature. Employment is not considered seasonal if the period during which the services or labor is not needed is unpredictable or subject to change, or is considered a vacation period for the employers other employees. The request for seasonal workers must also represent bona fide job opportunities for the number of workers requested. III. Temporary Need A. Period of Need Our labor need is tied to the requested period of need by winter weather, specifically freezing temperatures, snow fall, and ice and by the client demand for snow and ice series that this weather creates. This pattern is both predictable and recurring, and is not a vacation period for our other employees. Our snow removal labor need begins in mid-December, at the onset of the winter season. At this time, winter weather conditions set in, and regular de-icing, snow removal and storm clean up duties become necessary. Further, consumer demand for our services increases at this time, driving business demand and necessitating a snow removal workforce. For this reason, we require seasonal workers to satisfy these work demands. As Figures 1 and 2 show, December marks the start of our winter operations, as average low temperatures drop below freezing and snowfall and ice become more prevalent. (Continued on attached)