Category: DOL

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification recently responded to the question, “Can an employer file a single Application for Temporary Employment Certification for staggered dates of need?” The answer is no. The Department explained that an application must contain a single date of need for all workers under that application. Under the… Read More

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification recently responded to the question, “Can an employer file a single Application for Temporary Employment Certification for staggered dates of need?” The answer is no. The Department explained that an application must contain a single date of need for all workers under that application. Under the… Read More

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently ordered the school system in Prince George’s County, Maryland, schools to pay $1.7 million in penalties and $4.2 million in back wages and penalties to more than 1,000 teachers recruited from foreign countries, many from the Philippines. School authorities had required the teachers to cover expenses for their H-1B… Read More

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division have proposed a rule to revise and solicit comments on the process by which employers obtain temporary labor certifications from the DOL for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ nonimmigrant workers in H-2B status. The DOL… Read More

  The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has posted a new frequently asked questions (FAQ, PDF) document for the H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 programs. The FAQ discusses, among other things, which visa classifications require the filing of a labor condition application (LCA); the definition of a “specialty occupation”; how to obtain… Read More