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), will receive and process, Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) requests, for use in, H-1B, H-1B1(Chile/Singapore), H-1C, H-2B, E-3(Australia), and permanent labor certification programs. In addition, The DOL is providing guidance about issuance of PWDs for applications in commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The notice is effective November 28, 2009 for PWD requests for job opportunities in the Mariana Islands and January 1, 2010 for all other PWD requests.

For complete information please click: Advance Copy of DOL Notice: Prevailing Wage Determinations for Use in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore), H-1C, H-2B, E-3 (Australia), and Permanent Labor Certification Programs; Prevailing Wage Determinations for Use in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands