A busy season alone does not establish H-2B eligibility. Learn how payroll, contracts, staffing patterns, and other business records can support your temporary need, requested worker count, and employment dates, plus how seasonal and peakload needs differ.

After more than a decade in H-2B, the same costly mistakes keep appearing across case files. From starting too late and weak job descriptions to scope creep after workers arrive and over-reliance on H-2B as a sole staffing solution, these are the errors that derail seasons, trigger audits, and result in denied petitions. This final installment of the H-2B Start to Finish series covers what employers need to know before it costs them.