Archive for the ‘DOL’ Category
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had posted a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the new centralized Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) procedures. The DOL has provided answers to wide-ranging questions on the usability of the new system.
For a copy of FAQs, please click: DOL’s Frequently Asked Questions on ...
Posted in Centralized PWD, DOL, ETA, faqs | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) contemplates enforcing a new centralized prevailing wage determination (PWD) procedure form January 01, 2010. As a result, the current process of obtaining PWDs from the local State Workforce Agencies (SWA) will cease to exist. A new 7-page form ETA 9141(includes 4 pages of instruction) ...
Posted in DOL, ETA, Form 9141, iCERT, New PWD Procedures, PWD | No Comments »
Friday, December 18th, 2009
The H-2B Program Reform Act of 2009 (Draft) has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California. The Act proposes to amend Section 212(o) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It contemplates a mandatory registration of H-2B employers with the Department of Labor (DOL) ...
Posted in DOL, Draft Introduced in the House of Representatives, h-2b, H-2B Program Reforms Act of 2009, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Question and Answers regarding the extension of filing period of H-1B petitions without Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) that have been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) until March 9, 2010. This is a temporary measure, USCIS is providing to ...
Posted in DOL, Filing Period Extended, H-1B, H-1B Visa, iCERT, LCA, Non-Immigrant Visas, Petition Without Certified LCAs, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
On Thursday, The U.S. Department of Labor has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register announcing a change in the location where applications for temporary labor certification will be filed and/or are being processed. The effective date of notice is December 15, 2009 and the change of ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Notice, Change in Filing Locations for FLC Temporary Program Applications, DOL, Federal Register, Non-Immigrant Visas | No Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register, stating that in accordance with its labor certification regulations, beginning on January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC), ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Notice, CNMI, DOL, E-3, Employment and Training Administration, Federal Register, H-1B, H-1B Visa, H-1C, h-2b, H-2B Visa, H-B1, Immigrant Visas, Labor Certification Regulations, LC, Non-Immigrant Visas, NPWHC, OFLC, PWD | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) intends to further amend its regulations extending the transition period of the application filing procedures currently in effect for all H-2A employers with a date of need before January 1, 2010. The DOL invites comments on the H2A Interim Final Rule from interested persons ...
Posted in DOL, DOL Invites Comments, H-2A Interim Final Rule, Non-Immigrant Visas | No Comments »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed with uncertified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for a temporary period, commencing on November 5, 2009 and ending on March 4, 2010. As it has been noticed that Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “iCERT” ...
Posted in DOL, H-1B, H-1B Petitions without Certified LCA Acceptable, iCERT, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations, Donald Neufeld has issued a memorandum amending the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), by providing/updating guidance on the following:
The determination of whether a particular U.S. employer falls within the definition of INA section 203(b)(1)(B), thus allowing USCIS to ...
Posted in Adjudicator's Field Manual, AFM, Chapter 22.2(b) General Form I-140 Issues, DOL, EB - 1, For a full copy of memorandum, Neufeld Memo, Permanent Resident, please click: Neufeld Memo Revises AFM, Revision to Chapter 22.2(b) General Form I-140 Issues, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered more than $1.4 million in back wages for 237 employees of Computer Sciences Corp., a contractor for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Vermont Service Center (VSC) at various locations in St. Albans and Essex Junction, Vt.
The DOL’s Wage and Hour ...
Posted in $1.4 Million in Back Wages, 237 Employees, Computer Sciences Corp., DHS, DOL, DOL Recovers Over $1.4 Million From a Company, Failing to Pay the Proper Prevailing Wage Rates, McNamara-O 'Hara Service Contract Act, Misclassifying Employees, Prevailing Wage Violation, Secretary Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Department of Labor, USCIS, Vermont Service Center, Violations, Wage and Hour Division's (WHD) | No Comments »
