On October 16, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) announced a major immigration enforcement settlement with Cloudera, a California-based technology company, involving allegations that the company discriminated against qualified U.S. workers during recruitment for positions sponsored
On October 8, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling and Vice President JD Vance announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the suspension of participation in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program for eight major technology and IT
When is an electronic “in-house media” PERM Notice of Filing posting required?This has been coming up more often since LaborLess launched PERM Notice of Filing posting, especially as employers and immigration lawyers think more conservatively about Department of Labor compliance
At this year’s American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, LaborLess had the opportunity to sponsor a session called “Government Knocking: Preparing for FDNS, DOL and ICE Visits.” For anyone handling H-1B compliance, whether as outside immigration counsel or in-house at
Regulations require that Public Access Files (PAFs) be maintained for at least one year after either the Labor Condition Application (LCA) expiration date or the last date of employment. But a more nuanced question often arises in practice: if employment
If you handle H-1B cases—whether as an immigration lawyer or part of an in-house global mobility team—you’ve likely spent significant time thinking about Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) and Public Access Files (PAFs). But there’s a more nuanced question that doesn’t
It’s H-1B cap season, which means Labor Condition Application (LCA) posting and Public Access File (PAF) compliance should be top of mind for immigration law firms, in-house legal teams, and global mobility professionals. While the requirements themselves are relatively straightforward,
If you work in immigration law or global mobility, you already know that H-1B compliance is getting more scrutiny than ever. Between increased enforcement initiatives like Project Firewall and growing coordination between agencies, what used to feel like “back-office admin
As H-1B cap season progresses and federal enforcement priorities continue to evolve, employers across the United States are becoming increasingly focused on H-1B compliance readiness. Recent policy developments and heightened scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), including initiatives
