Posted on September 10, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that beginning September 16, 2019, stakeholders can prepare Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H‑1B, H‑1B1, and E‑3 visas in the FLAG System. The system will not permit submission of LCAs until 12:00 pm (ET) on October 1, 2019, and OFLC will accept submissions through iCERT until then. OFLC will post instructional videos on preparing LCAs using FLAG this Friday, September 13, 2019, and will host a webinar on the topic next Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
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Posted on March 12, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) published notice in the Federal Register that all applications filed on or after July 3, 2019, will be randomly ordered for processing based on the date of filing and the start date of work requested. The public may submit comments on these changes through April 2, 2019.
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Posted on January 15, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL posted an update on H‑2B processing, including information on how date and time stamps were assigned and why some users continued to see an outage banner after the iCERT system was restored on January 7, 2019.
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL announced that the iCERT system is experiencing an outage due to the unprecedented demand for H‑2B certifications received within the first five minutes of the semi-annual H‑2B certification process, which opened on January 1, 2019, at 12:00 am (ET). DOL stated it is working diligently to resolve the issue and will give at least 24 hours’ notice before the iCERT system is reopened. DOL will provide another update tomorrow
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Posted on November 29, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL published a proposed rule for the H-2A visa program and, jointly with DHS, a proposed rule for the H-2B visa program to modernize recruitment requirements for both programs by replacing the currently required newspaper advertisements with electronic advertisements.
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Posted on September 20, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOL released a Round 10 FAQ on the H-2A 2010 final rule providing guidance on corporate restructuring and “successor in interest” post-certification. Specifically, the FAQ addresses whether, under the H-2A regulations, the successor in interest can still use the certification issued.
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Posted on September 19, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on November 30, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
- DOL provided notice that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) National Office currently located in the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. is relocating within D.C. effective November 23, 2015. The notice includes the new contact information, but states that mail for the OFLC National Office should continue to be sent to the Frances Perkins building. A daily courier service will deliver mail to the new location.
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Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Today, DOL published in the Federal Register a final rule on the temporary agricultural employment of H–2A foreign workers in the field of herding and production of livestock on the range. The rule is effective on November 16, 2015, and implements a new wage methodology with a two-year transition period during 2016 and 2017, and full implementation beginning in 2018
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Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Today, DOL published in the Federal Register a final rule on the temporary agricultural employment of H–2A foreign workers in the field of herding and production of livestock on the range. The rule is effective on November 16, 2015, and implements a new wage methodology with a two-year transition period during 2016 and 2017, and full implementation beginning in 2018.
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