WASHINGTON ?EUR??,,????'??? The American Nursery and Landscape Association?EUR??,,????'???s (ANLA) Government Relations Staff continues its efforts with the Department of Labor (DOL) to support the H-2B visa program. The ANLA hopes to ensure the program will remain viable for its member landscape and landscape distribution businesses. The H-2B visa program allows for guest workers to be hired under a specific definition. The ANLA sees the limited job description of a ?EUR??,,????'??Landscape Laborer?EUR??,,????'?? as a potential problem. As set forth by the DOL, it may not encompass the duties normally and routinely performed by landscape laborers. Furthermore, the DOL?EUR??,,????'???s job description of ?EUR??,,????'??laborer, landscape?EUR??,,????'?? was last updated in 1981, and does not reflect some of the typical and routine duties for the occupation as currently practiced. According to the ANLA, this has resulted in the DOL and state certifying agencies assigning inappropriate and higher-wage job classifications for H-2B landscape laborer applications. The ANLA brought their concerns to the DOL and provided a revised job description, and are now awaiting a response. The ANLA also recently announced the dates for the 2003 Legislative Conference. The biennial conference has been slated for September 21-23, 2003. The Legislative Conference offers an opportunity for the ANLA to educate Congress on the issues facing green industry businesses. It is also a chance for Congress to be made aware of other initiatives. To find out more about the H-2B guest worker program, contact the ANLA at ggalster@anla.org.