OFLC, Aug. 15, 2024 "The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released a comprehensive set of public disclosure data (through the third quarter of fiscal year 2024) drawn from employer applications requesting prevailing wage determinations and...
OFLC, Nov. 21, 2022 2022 H-2A Final Rule FAQs Prevailing Wage Surveys "On October 12, 2022, the Department of Labor (the Department) published a final rule promulgating regulations governing the certification of employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary...
Suzanne Monyak, Oct 29, 2020, Law360 (subscription) "The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the H-1B visa lottery and instead award the coveted visa slots to candidates offered the highest salaries will affect startups and cut off a key pathway...
AILA, Joseph & Hall, Kuck Baxter, Siskind Susser, Oct. 19, 2020 "Today, 17 individual and organizational plaintiffs, including institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and businesses, represented by the American Immigration Lawyers...
Angelo A. Paparelli, Oct. 13, 2020 Immigration Rush to Judgment – No Good Cause for New H-1B Rules in a Hurry " The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week affirmed the truth of the Upton Sinclair maxim on just...
Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Oct, 13, 2020 "New government data show the low unemployment rate in computer occupations contradicts Trump administration claims an economic emergency requires the quick implementation of new H-1B visa rules. A new analysis indicates...
"From Cape Cod innkeepers to the seafood industry in Louisiana, employers who depend on seasonal foreign workers have scrambled to fill positions this year because of wrangling in Washington over how much these workers should be paid. At issue is a guest...
The omnibus spending bill signed today by President Obama contains relief for H-2B employers who had been dogged by higher prevailing wages due to a Jan. 19, 2011 regulation. Page 279 : "None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used to implement...
OFLC, June 22, 2022 "OFLC has placed the June 21, 2022 stakeholder update on the implementation of the new 2018 Standard Occupational Classification system recording and presentation on the Prevailing Wage section of the website. As part of the Office...
OFLC, June 14, 2022 "The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has published a 60-day Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Federal Register Notice (FRN) relating to the Application for Prevailing Wage Determination information collection request (ICR...
OFLC, May, 11, 2022 "On April 19, the OFLC hosted a webinar providing tips and assistance for stakeholders on the Process of Filing Form ETA-9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination, for the Permanent and Labor Condition Programs. Webinar recordings...
DOL, Dec. 13, 2021 "The Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has issued a final rule informing the public that OFLC is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), at 20 CFR 655.731 and 656.40, to...
OFLC, July 16, 2021 1. OFLC Announces Relocation of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's Atlanta National Processing Center; Change of Physical Mailing Address The Employment and Training Administration issued a Federal Register notice informing...
DOL, June 29, 2021 OFLC Announces Updates to Implementation of the Final Rule Affecting Wages for H-1B and PERM Workers; District Court’s Order Vacating Final Rule "On June 23, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued...
OFLC, June 25, 2021 "OFLC Issues Technical Release Notes for the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Update for the July 2021 through June 2022 Wage Year The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has published the latest prevailing wage...