Archive for the ‘PWD’ Category

New Prevailing Wage Determination Procedures from January 01, 2010

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) ...

DOL’s Advance Copy of Notice on PWDs for H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H2B, E3 and LC Programs

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), ...

Online Wage Library Printout not a Substitute for PWD from SWA: BALCA

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

The Board of Aliens Labor Certification Appeals affirmed the Certifying Officer’s (CO’s) denial of labor certification where the employer failed to obtain Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) from State Workforce Agency (SWA) having jurisdiction over the place of employment. In the present case, the CO selected the PERM application for audit ...