General Announcements
On July 1, 2025, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification published the latest prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) as generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the new wage year from July 2025 through June 2026. Prevailing wage determinations...
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) received the 2025 Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Prevailing Wage Study survey from the Governor of the CNMI for the CW-1 program. OFLC has approved the 2025 CNMI Prevailing Wage Study survey for 408 occupations and will issue updated...
PERM filers can now upload multiple responses during a Request for Information (RFI) when there is a pending Request for Extension.
PERM
- The PERM Case details page now shows the following new fields:
- Determination Date
- Appeals Receipt Date
- NORD Issued Date
- BALCA Transmittal Date
- BALCA Decision Date
- Expiration Date
- PERM filers can now upload additional documentation as part of the Request for Reconsideration.
- When a PERM filer submits...
Consistent with the modified order in the case Familias Unidas Por La Justicia, the Department is providing this notice that all relevant employers employing workers in a specific crop or agricultural activity must offer and pay the applicable active prevailing piece rate wage for work performed in...
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification invites interested stakeholders to participate in a webinar that provides technical assistance and helpful tips for preparing the CW-1 Application for Prevailing Wage Determination (Form ETA-9141C), the Application for Temporary Employment Certification...
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is providing notice that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will be aligning record retention activities with regulatory requirements established by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (36 CFR...
- For the 9089, cases can now be withdrawn in the action menu if in a “request for review” status. This option will remain available until the BALCA package has been prepared. Once the package has been prepared and sent to BALCA, the withdraw option will no longer be available.
- For 9089 cases, in...
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is making this public service announcement to alert employers and other interested stakeholders the legacy Permanent Online System, which provided public access to permanent labor certification applications and final determinations, was fully...
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is making this public service announcement to alert employers and other interested stakeholders the legacy Permanent Online System, which provided public access to permanent labor certification applications and final determinations, will be fully...