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  • DOL Assistant Secretary DeRocco Resigns(22 KB - 12/21/2007)
    The Dept. of Labor announces that Assistant Secretary Emily DeRocco will leave her post on January 3, 2008. AILA Doc. No. 07122130.
    AILA Doc. No. 07122130.
  • BEC Update: Transition and Shutdown Phase Will Continue Through December 2007 (10/5/2007)
    DOL has announced that as of 9/30/07, the Backlog in the Permanent Labor Certification program has been eliminated, with nearly 99% of cases completed and the remainder awaiting responses from employers. Both of the BECs have started a transition and shutdown phase that will continue through December. AILA Doc. No. 07100537.
    AILA Doc. No. 07100537.
  • DOL Announces that the Permanent Labor Certification Backlog Has Been Eliminated(16 KB - 10/1/2007)
    On 10/1/07 DOL announced that the permanent foreign labor certification program's backlog has been eliminated, with nearly 99 percent of cases completed and the remainder awaiting responses from employers. The BECs have begun a transition and shutdown phase that will continue through December. AILA Doc. No. 07100167.
    AILA Doc. No. 07100167.
  • NY State Foreign Labor Certification Unit Relocates H-2B Processing Office to Albany (9/28/2007)
    The New York Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification has moved its H-2B processing office from New York, New York to Albany, New York. AILA Doc. No. 07092861.
    AILA Doc. No. 07092861.
  • H-2B Program Stakeholder Fact Sheet(102 KB - 6/11/2007)
    This 6/7/07 OFLC ETA H-2B Program Stakeholder Fact Sheet offers guidance on how to check the status of a H-2B application pending with the Atlanta or Chicago processing center. AILA Doc. No. 07061163.
    AILA Doc. No. 07061163.
  • BECs to Switch from AJB to AJE for Recruitment Ads (6/8/2007)
    America's Job Bank (AJB) will cease operations on 6/30/07 as a recruitment tool. The DOL announced on 6/4/07 that the BECs will be switching to the AJE for posting recruitment advertisements for backlogged Foreign Labor Certification recruitment activity. AILA Doc. No. 07060871.
    AILA Doc. No. 07060871.
  • DOL Press Release on Final Rule Ending Beneficiary Substitutions in Labor Certification Applications(21 KB - 5/21/2007)
    The DOL ETA issued a Press Release following publication of the final rule eliminating the current practice of substitution of alien beneficiaries on both permanent labor certification applications and approved labor certifications. (72 FR 27903, 5/17/07). AILA Doc. No. 07052163.
    AILA Doc. No. 07052163.
  • DOL Announces Back Wages for H-1B Violations Committed by Two California Employers(92 KB - 5/8/2007)
    DOL press release announcing that two Southern California companies paid a total of $332,000 in back wages following separate investigations involving violations of the H-1B program. One of the companies, Cottage of the Oaks, also was debarred from the H-1B program. AILA Doc. No. 07050880.
    AILA Doc. No. 07050880.
  • DOL on PERM Budget and Backlog Reduction(40 KB - 2/6/2007)
    Release announces that the Department of Labor will be submitting a legislative proposal to charge a fee for labor certification applications. Changes in the permanent labor certification program and the current state of the backlog reduction effort also are discussed. AILA Doc. No. 07020664.
    AILA Doc. No. 07020664.
  • Where H-1B Training Fee Money Goes(142 KB - 2/6/2007)
    Release from Dept. of Labor includes discussion of two programs, the High Growth Training Initiative and Workforce Innovation Regional Economic Development (WIRED), which have received or will receive $284 million and $260 million, respectively, from H-1B training fees. AILA Doc. No. 07020663.
    AILA Doc. No. 07020663.
  • Administration Proposes Elimination of America's Job Bank (6/9/2006)
    The National Association of State Workforce Agencies is reporting that the Administration has proposed in its fy2007 budget to eliminate America's Job Bank. AJB is used by many SWAs as part of the job order process for PERM. AILA Doc. No. 06060965.
    AILA Doc. No. 06060965.
  • DOL-ETA FY 2007 Budget Request(469 KB - 2/8/2006)
    DOL-ETA news release highlights components of the President’s FY 2007 budget proposal for the agency. AILA Doc. No. 06020862.
    AILA Doc. No. 06020862.