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Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Feb. 28, 2023 "Because an employment-based immigrant visa petition, or Form I-140, is filed by an employer on behalf of a foreign national employee who is being sponsored for permanent residency, there is sometimes a perception...

Cyrus D. Mehta, Jessica Paszko, Aug. 3, 2022 "It’s no secret that employers wishing to sponsor a foreign national for permanent employment must jump through many bureaucratic hoops that Congress once envisioned would ensure that foreigners...

OFLC, June 27, 2022 "On November 15, 2021, the Employment and Training Administration issued a Federal Register notice (FRN) informing the public that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) was updating Appendix A to the Preamble–Education...

DOL, June 10, 2022 " OFLC announces a webinar on June 21, 2022 to update stakeholders on the implementation of the new 2018 Standard Occupational Classification system. As part of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's (OFLC) ongoing...

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 217 / Monday, November 15, 2021 "The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this notice to announce updates to Appendix A to the Preamble– Education...

Cyrus D. Mehta & Jessica Paszko*, Nov. 6, 2021 "Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), U.S. employers wishing to sponsor a foreign worker for employment and permanent residence must first prove to the Department of Labor...

OFLC, Apr. 1, 2020 " OFLC Temporarily Suspends Daily Mail Processing at Atlanta and Chicago National Processing Centers, Urges Employers to File Documents Electronically. On March 20, 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker directed all individuals...

DOL, Feb. 26, 2019 February 26, 2019. Department Announces Updates to its Procedures for Processing H-2B Applications for Temporary Labor Certification "The Department today announced updates to its procedures for processing H-2B applications...

Cyrus Mehta & Sophia Genovese, Nov. 6, 2018 - "PERM labor certification operates outside of the realm of typical real world recruitment efforts. Whereas employers in the real world normally look to hire the most qualified applicant, PERM requires...

Cyrus D. Mehta, June 11, 2018 - "There is a clear prohibition to the foreign national beneficiary paying attorney fees and costs associated with labor certification. Similarly, fees and costs associated with the preparation of an H-1B petition and...

"OIG investigations continue to uncover schemes carried out by immigration attorneys, labor brokers, and transnational organized crime groups. OIG investigations have repeatedly revealed that fraudulent applications filed with DOL on behalf of fictitious...

"The following case disclosure files cover determinations issued between October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. A small percentage of determinations are subject to change in subsequent quarterly releases due to appeal or redetermination...

OFLC, Sept. 13, 2017 - "The FY 2016 Annual Report presents information on the Prevailing Wage Determination Process, Permanent Labor Certification, and Temporary Nonimmigrant Labor Certification for FY 2016. The report also contains State Employment...

"The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has posted updated program factsheets containing the Quarter 2 FY 2014 selected statistics for the Permanent Labor Certification Program , Prevailing Wage Determination Program , H-1B Temporary Visa Program...

"The Department has released its Foreign Labor Certification Annual Report . The 2010 Annual Report presents information on the Prevailing Wage Determination Process, Permanent Labor Certification and Temporary Nonimmigrant Labor Certification...