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Labor Condition Application
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Immigration Blog
Labor Department To Demand More Information in H-1B Labor Condition Application
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released proposed changes to ETA Form-9035, Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers (LCA), that would require more details about the end-user clients and…
Inside Business Immigration
DOL Proposes New LCA, H-1B Complaint Form
Following through on its April 3, 2017, announcement that it was considering changes to the Labor Condition Application (LCA), the Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice in the Federal Register…
Immigration Blog
DOL Judge Says Flagging Economy Insufficient Basis to Relieve H-1B Employers of Wage Obligations
Employers employing foreign nationals in H-1B nonimmigrant visa status must pay their H-1B employees the wage specified on the Labor Condition Application (LCA) certified by DOL, regardless of whether the…
Immigration Blog
USCIS Issues Final Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition
Following the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of USCIS, USCIS has issued a new Policy Memorandum to its employees outlining when an amended H-1B petition must be filed.…
Immigration View
H-1B LCA Legacy Records No Longer Available According to DOL
On October 17, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that labor condition applications (LCA) retained in the legacy LCA Online System are all beyond the retention period of five…
Immigration View
The Government Is BACK
The U.S. government is back in business, including immigration-related services. Immigration Courts are re-opened and Removal proceedings of non-detained aliens have resumed. The Department of Labor (DOL) will be accepting…
Immigration Blog
DOL Announces New, Searchable Registry of LCA and PERM Applications for Review
By Maggie Murphy, Jackson Lewis P.C.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is launching an online registry to publish data from certified PERM and Labor Condition Applications filed via its online iCERT system. The registry, expected to…
Immigration View
LC vs LCA – what is the difference?
Employers often commonly confuse the LCA (Labor Condition Application) with the LC (PERM Labor Certification). So, what is the difference between an LCA and a LC? → The Labor…
BeLabor the Point
Cutting of H-1B Employees’ Salary Costs Employer More Than a $1 Million
A recent decision from a federal court in Tennessee affirmed an administrative decision awarding more than $1 million in back pay to H-1B physician employees of several clinics owned by…