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Employer’s mailing address could have confused the U.S. Postal Service

BALCA remanded the case for processing, finding sua sponte that the employer’s mailing address could have confused the U.S. Postal Service and could explain why the employer did not receive the audit notification letter. (Matter of 41st Street Corp., 1/7/11)

Denial based on NOF Wage Deficiency

BALCA rejected the argument that the DOL FAQs create the impression that the Notice of Filing (NOF) need only include the prevailing wage, and affirmed the CO’s denial where the NOF contained a wage less than that offered to the alien. (Matter of Alum-A-Lift, 1/3/11).

BALCA rejected the argument that the NOF was sufficient

The “offered wage” is the wage offered to the alien at the time the ETA 9089 is filed. BALCA rejected the argument that the Notice of Filing (NOF) was sufficient where the employer raised the wage after posting to a rate above the NOF range. (Matter of O’Brien & Van Stiphout, 1/3/11)

Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) reversed the CO’s denial

Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) reversed the CO’s denial, finding that the employer’s audit response clearly contained a screenshot of the State Workforce Authority (SWA) job posting, which the CO apparently misconstrued as documentation of the employer’s website.

Employer’s “request for review” to BALCA

The CO erred in forwarding the employer’s “request for review” to Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA), rather than treating it as a request for reconsideration, thereby precluding a legal argument that arose only after the denial letter was issued. (Matter of CVS RX Services, 11/16/10).