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Cora-Ann Pestaina, Feb. 22, 2021 "As the COVID-19 pandemic unfortunately rages on, employers nationwide continue to seek ways to keep their businesses open and reduce costs while also protecting their nonimmigrant employees. This blog has addressed...

DOLETA, Jan. 15, 2021 - H-1B Program Bulletin Clarifying Filing Requirements for Labor Condition Applications by Secondary Employers at 20 C.F.R. §§ 655.715 and 655.730(a) DOLWHD, Jan. 15, 2021 - H-1B program obligations for common-law em...

"The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has posted new and updated Labor Condition Application (LCA/ ETA Form 9035/9035E) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 programs." [Dated July 31, 2015 ; posted by DOL Aug...

" On Monday, February 25th, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification will implement an enhancement to its Labor Condition Application (LCA) Electronic Filing Module within the iCERT System allowing employers or their authorized attorneys or agents...

Mead v. S3J Electronics, July 19, 2016 - "On July 23, 2015, Shona Mead (“Ms. Mead” or “Complainant”) filed a complaint against S3J Electronics Acquisition Corporation, the Respondent (“S3J” or “the Employer”...

"A host of business trade associations have come out against a Department of Labor (DOL) proposal aimed at the employment of skilled foreign nationals on H-1B visas. The associations argue the proposal to change the labor condition application (LCA...

"H-1B Legacy records no longer available On July 8, 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) approved OFLC's revised retention schedule following a 30-day period of public notice and review. As part of its review and approval...

"The DOL now seeks to once again revise the scope of the information collected on the LCA citing, in its LCA supporting statement, a desire to improve its integrity review and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information. On July 9, 2012...

"In Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015), the AAO affirmed the Service Center Director's decision and revoked the petition's approval. Among other things, the Director had concluded that changes in the beneficiary's...

Cora-Ann V. Pestaina, Dec. 31, 2015 - " A recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision in Greater Missouri Medical Pro-Care Providers, Inc. ARB Case No. 12-015, ALJ Case No. 2008-LCA-26 (2014), is worth noting as it addressed the issue of how much latitude...

The latest Case of the Week is a rare bird indeed - a summary judgment win for an employment discrimination plaintiff ! The case is EEOC v. Cognis Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71870 (C.D. Ill. May 23, 2012), ( EEOC press release here ), and it's a...