AILA’s Guide to PERM Labor Certification, 2026 edition, is an essential resource for attorneys navigating the PERM labor certification process. Written and updated by many of today’s leading PERM practitioners, this comprehensive guide combines practical strategies, detailed legal analysis, and ready-to-use practice aids to help attorneys successfully manage PERM cases from beginning to end.

The 2026 edition has been substantially updated and also reorganized to provide a more intuitive roadmap through the PERM process. This practical new structure helps readers quickly locate guidance, understand how the various stages of labor certification practice connect, and address the challenges that may arise throughout a PERM case.

In addition, articles throughout the Guide have been updated to reflect significant developments in PERM law, policy, practice, and procedure, as well as emerging issues affecting today’s employment-based immigration practitioners.

What’s New in the 2026 Edition

• New articles on subjects covering combination occupations and Schedule A, Group I petitions for nurses and physical therapists.
• A comprehensive framework for handling PERM cases, from initial case assessment through permanent residence strategy.
• Guidance on identifying employer, employee, admissibility, timing, and approvability issues before beginning a case.
• In-depth coverage of job requirements, actual minimum requirements, infeasibility to train, business necessity, Kellogg language, and combination occupations.
• Detailed analysis of prevailing wages, SOC codes, SVP, telecommuting, and worksite issues.
• Comprehensive recruitment and compliance strategies addressing equal pay transparency requirements, artificial intelligence, web scraping, and other modern recruitment challenges.
• Detailed guidance on completing and filing Form ETA-9089 through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG).
• Guidance on post-filing issues, including audits, supervised recruitment, and appeals, as well as Schedule A and Special Handling cases.
• Twenty-five ready-to-use practice templates and tools, including checklists, memoranda, charts, sample documents, correspondence, and other practical resources.

Whether you are building a foundation in PERM practice or addressing sophisticated labor certification issues, AILA’s Guide to PERM Labor Certification, 2026 edition, is an indispensable resource for today’s employment-based immigration practitioner.

With practical tools, strategic insights, and substantive guidance for every stage of the PERM process, the Guide equips practitioners to navigate one of the most complex areas of employment-based immigration law.

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