PERM

Current PERM Processing Dates and Times (as of September 31, 2010)

Our office handles a substantial number of ETA Form 9089 - Permanent Labor Certification ("PERM") applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has provided an update [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:32-04:00November 9th, 2010|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Dates/Times (as of August 31, 2010)

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has provided an update on the current PERM processing dates as of August 31, 2010.  Most notable is the decreased processing time for regular PERM applications -- down to 4-5 months now.  The processing times are as follows: Regular processing: May 2010.  DOL is processing PERM applications with priority dates [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:36-04:00October 1st, 2010|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

Prevailing Wage Request Delays Under iCert Form 9141 System

Effective January 1, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) centralized all prevailing wage determinations needed in connection with certain programs - PERM, H-1B, H-2B and E-3.   All prevailing wage requests now must be submitted to DOL for processing and not to the state workforce agencies, as it was done before. Because DOL was not ready [...]

By |2010-02-04T11:20:57-05:00February 4th, 2010|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Dates/Times (as of November 31, 2009)

The Department of Labor ("DOL") has provided an update on the current PERM processing dates as of November 31, 2009.  They are as follows: Regular processing: February 2009.  DOL is processing PERM applications with priority dates in February 2009.  This suggests that there is certain forward movement for regular PERM processing.  Accordingly, regular PERM processing [...]

By |2010-01-01T14:51:22-05:00January 1st, 2010|News, PERM|

DOL Performance Report for 2009Q2

The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has released a quarterly report covering the second quarter of 2009 (ending on June 31, 2009) which report indicates the performance measurements for four categories of labor certifications performed by DOL: H-1B Labor Condition Applications (”LCA”).  The target performance rate set by DOL is seven (business) days.  For the second quarter, [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:49:10-04:00November 11th, 2009|H-1B, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Dates/Times (July 31, 2009)

The Department of Labor has provided an update on the current PERM processing dates as of July 31, 2009.  They are as follows: Regular processing: November 2008.  Unfortunately, there is no movement in comparison to the April 30, 2009 report which also reported November 2008, resulting a net additional delay of three (3) months for regular [...]

By |2009-09-12T16:29:30-04:00September 12th, 2009|News, PERM|

DOL Performance Report for 2009Q1

The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has released a quarterly report covering the first quarter of 2009 (ending on March 31, 2009) which report indicates the performance measurements for four categories of labor certifications performed by DOL: H-1B Labor Condition Applications (”LCA”).  The target performance rate set by DOL is seven (business) days.  For the first quarter, [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:49:28-04:00July 2nd, 2009|H-1B, News, PERM|

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