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  • DOL Advises Public on Holiday UPS Mail Schedule(506 KB - 12/21/2011)
    The DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced that UPS will not be providing delivery or pickup services on Friday, 12/23/11. The public is encouraged to take these limitations into consideration to ensure correspondence is submitted timely. AILA Doc. No. 11122102.
    AILA Doc. No. 11122102.
  • DOL Updates Labor Certification Debarment List(477 KB - 12/19/2011)
    A 12/19/11 Department of Labor list of employers, attorneys, and/or agents debarred from the permanent labor certification program, and list of employers debarred from the H-2A and H-2B temporary labor certification programs. AILA Doc. No. 11121948.
    AILA Doc. No. 11121948.
  • DOL Alert that OALJ Website Will Be Unavailable Between 12/14 and 12/15 (12/14/2011)
    DOL alert to stakeholders that the Office of Administrative Law Judges’ (OALJ) website will be unavailable between 3pm on 12/14/11 and 9am 12/15/11. AILA Doc. No. 11121472.
    AILA Doc. No. 11121472.
  • DOL Advises Public on Thanksgiving UPS Mail Schedule(233 KB - 11/23/2011)
    The DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced that UPS will not be providing delivery or pickup services on Thursday, 11/24 and Friday, 11/25. The public is encouraged to take these limitations into consideration to ensure correspondence is submitted timely. AILA Doc. No. 11112363.
    AILA Doc. No. 11112363.
  • DOL Update on Prevailing Wage Determinations (11/17/11)(234 KB - 11/23/2011)
    The DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced that it is now current on PERM and H-1B prevailing wage determinations and anticipates becoming current on H-2B determinations the week of 11/27/11. AILA Doc. No. 11112360.
    AILA Doc. No. 11112360.
  • DOL to Offer Compliance Assistance Workshops Covering H-2A and MSPA Rules(328 KB - 11/8/2011)
    DOL Wage and Hour Division news release inviting agricultural employers and farm labor contactors in Florida to attend free labor law trainings being held from 12/5/11 through 12/7/11, covering H-2A and MSPA rules. Information on topics and the training schedule is included. AILA Doc. No. 11110860.
    AILA Doc. No. 11110860.
  • DOL Update on Prevailing Wage Determinations(110 KB - 10/24/2011)
    The DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced that it plans to be “current” on prevailing wage determinations as follows: PERM--week of 10/23/11; H-1B--week of 11/6/11; H-2B—week of 12/18/11. AILA Doc. No. 11102421.
    AILA Doc. No. 11102421.
  • DOL Delays Revision of the Wage Methodology for the H-2B Program(27 KB - 9/23/2011)
    DOL press release announcing that it will postpone the effective date of the H-2B wage methodology final rule for a period of 60 days, from 9/30/11 to 11/30/11. The postponement is intended to avoid administering the H-2B program under potentially conflicting court orders. AILA Doc. No. 11092361.
    AILA Doc. No. 11092361.
  • DOL Announces October 2011 Prevailing Wage Conference for Government Contracting Officials(212 KB - 9/14/2011)
    WHD press release announcing that it will host a free conference via webcast to provide Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act compliance assistance for federal, state, and local contracting officials on October 4 – 5. Additional information on how to participate is provided. AILA Doc. No. 11091465.
    AILA Doc. No. 11091465.
  • OFLC Q&As on Delays in the Issuance of PWDs and H-1B LCAs(51 KB - 9/12/2011)
    OFLC Q&As regarding delays in the issuance of prevailing wage determinations and H-1B Labor Condition Applications, including information on alternative sources for obtaining a prevailing wage in support of an H-1B application. AILA Doc. No. 11091232.
    AILA Doc. No. 11091232.
  • OFLC Announcement on H-2B Wage Re-determinations(50 KB - 9/12/2011)
    OFLC announcement regarding the re-issuing of wage determinations on more than 3,500 previously certified H-2B applications which must be completed prior to 9/30/11 in accordance with the shift in the effective date of the wage methodology final rule. AILA Doc. No. 11091231.
    AILA Doc. No. 11091231.
  • OALJ Notice of Continued Phone Outages at National Office as of 9/9/11 (Updated 9/9/11)(71 KB - 9/9/2011)
    DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) notice that the phone service at OALJ’s national office in Washington, DC, continued to be non-operational through 9/8/11 and is expected to be restored on the afternoon of 9/9/11. Phones are operating at OALJ’s district offices. AILA Doc. No. 11090731.
    AILA Doc. No. 11090731.
  • DOL Publishes H-2B Supplemental Prevailing Wage Determination FAQs(13 KB - 8/16/2011)
    DOL FAQs posted on 8/15/11 to assist employers and others on the H-2B prevailing wages, specifically on the issuance of supplemental prevailing wages in accordance with the 6/15/11 district court order which vacated the 1/1/12 effective date of DOL’s H-2B wage methodology. AILA Doc. No. 11081661.
    AILA Doc. No. 11081661.
  • OFLC Update on Incorporation of the New SOC 2010(44 KB - 7/26/2011)
    OFLC update regarding the incorporation of data based on the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), as well as examples of the 2010 SOC and the 2000 SOC for selected occupations issued by the National Prevailing Wage Center. AILA Doc. No. 11072630.
    AILA Doc. No. 11072630.
  • DOJ, DHS, and DOL Select Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams(45 KB - 7/26/2011)
    DOJ press release announcing the selection by DOJ, DHS, and DOL, of Pilot Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams, which are comprised of federal agents and prosecutors who will implement a strategic law enforcement plan to combat identified human trafficking threats. AILA Doc. No. 11072667.
    AILA Doc. No. 11072667.
  • DOL Announces Prince George’s County Public Schools to Pay $4.2 Million in Back Wages(22 KB - 7/8/2011)
    DOL press release announcing that Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools system has agreed to pay $4.2 million in back wages due to H-1B employees because the employees were required to pay fees that the school system should have paid. AILA Doc. No. 11070862.
    AILA Doc. No. 11070862.
  • DOL Announces Nearly $84 Million in Grants for Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers(64 KB - 6/30/2011)
    DOL press release announcing nearly $84 million in grants through the National Farmworker Jobs Program for career training and housing assistance for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. AILA Doc. No. 11063020.
    AILA Doc. No. 11063020.
  • DOL Signs Declarations with Guatemala and Nicaragua on Labor Rights Awareness(496 KB - 6/17/2011)
    DOL 6/16/11 announcement on the signing of joint declarations with the governments of Guatemala and Nicaragua to cooperate in informing workers in the U.S. of their labor rights. AILA Doc. No. 11061763.
    AILA Doc. No. 11061763.
  • DOL Announces Back Wages and Penalties for Violating H-2A Program(25 KB - 5/20/2011)
    DOL press release announcing an order for Global Horizons, Inc. to pay $153,000 in back wages to 88 workers, plus $194,000 in penalties, for violating provisions of the H-2A program. Under the order, Global Horizons will be debarred from the H-2A program for three years. AILA Doc. No. 11052074.
    AILA Doc. No. 11052074.
  • DOL Announces H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition(19 KB - 5/3/2011)
    DOL press release announcing the availability of approximately $240 million through an H-1B technical skills training grant competition, which will fund projects to help workers update current skills or acquire new ones. Information for prospective applicants is provided. AILA Doc. No. 11050361.
    AILA Doc. No. 11050361.
  • DOL Announces U Visa Certification Process and Protocols(56 KB - 4/29/2011)
    DOL press release announcing protocols for certifying U visa applications, and that the U visa certification process will be handled by the Wage and Hour Division’s regional administrators. Q&As about the U visa certification process and protocols follows the press release. AILA Doc. No. 11042960.
    AILA Doc. No. 11042960.
  • DOL Announces Prince George’s County Schools Charged with H-1B Violations(57 KB - 4/4/2011)
    DOL press release announcing that Prince George’s County Public Schools was charged with violating provisions of the H-1B program by illegally reducing the wages of 1,044 foreign teachers hired under the H-1B program by requiring the teachers to pay $4,224,146 in fees. AILA Doc. No. 11040421.
    AILA Doc. No. 11040421.
  • DOL Announces Partnership with El Salvador to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights(220 KB - 3/23/2011)
    DOL press release announcing that Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and El Salvador Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Martinez signed an agreement to help protect the rights of El Salvadoran migrant workers who work in the U.S. Details on the agreement are included. AILA Doc. No. 11032361.
    AILA Doc. No. 11032361.
  • DOL Announces Website for Public Feedback on Regulations(209 KB - 3/18/2011)
    DOL press release announcing a new online tool to collect public feedback on ways to improve regulations and the department’s regulatory review process. The online tool is part of the department’s compliance with Executive Order 13563. Comments are due by 3/31/11. AILA Doc. No. 11031864.
    AILA Doc. No. 11031864.
  • DOL Announcement and Fact Sheet on Proposed Rule Revising the H-2B Program (Updated 3/18/11)(604 KB - 3/18/2011)
    DOL announcement and fact sheet on the proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on 3/18/11, which proposes to amend the H-2B regulations governing the process by which employers apply for a temporary labor certification to hire employees in H-2B status. AILA Doc. No. 11031861.
    AILA Doc. No. 11031861.
  • DOL OFLC Quarterly Case Disclosure Data (2/16/2011)
    DOL OFLC published quarterly disclosure files covering employer applications processed under the PERM, H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B programs, and case level data covering employer requests for prevailing wage determinations processed by the OFLC National Prevailing Wage Center. AILA Doc. No. 11021662.
    AILA Doc. No. 11021662.
  • DOL Announces Final Rule to Revise Wage Calculations for the H-2B Program(214 KB - 1/19/2011)
    DOL press release announcing the Employment and Training Administration’s publication of a final rule that revises the wage calculations for the H-2B program. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on 1/19/11. AILA Doc. No. 11011862.
    AILA Doc. No. 11011862.