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OFLC Announces Enhancements to the FLAG System for Prevailing Wage and H-2B Programs

On June 28th, 2019, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), in collaboration with the Department's Office of the Chief Information Officer, released the following enhancements and new features in the FLAG System for stakeholders preparing and submitting applications in the Prevailing Wage and H-2B Programs:

✓ The Form ETA-9142B Appendix B form has been updated with the latest expiration date

✓ Users will be able to pre-populate applications using Profiles created in the FLAG Account

  • Form ETA-9141 (Prevailing Wage Application)
    • Pre-populate Section B, Requestor Point-of-Contact Information, using either an “Employer POC” or “Agent/Attorney Individual” profile
    • Pre-populate Section C, Employer Information, using an "Employer" Profile
  • Form ETA-9142B (H-2B Application)
    • Pre-populate Section D, Employer Point-of-Contact Information, using an "Employer POC" profile
    • Pre-populate Section E, Attorney or Agent Information, using an "Agent/Attorney Individual" profile
    • Pre-populate Appendix C, Foreign Labor Recruitment Information, using a "Foreign Labor Recruiter" profile

✓ Users will be able to take certain actions on Prevailing Wage and H-2B applications while under review by OFLC

  • Form ETA-9141 (Prevailing Wage Application)
    • Withdraw a pending application in the "In Process" status
    • Withdraw a pending application in the "RFI Issued" status
  • Form ETA-9142B (H-2B Application)
    • Withdraw a pending application in the "In Process" status
    • Withdraw a pending application in the "NOD Issued" status
    • Upload additional or "ad hoc" documents where the pending application is in the "In Process" status
    • Upload documents in response to a Notice of Deficiency (NOD) where the pending application is in the "NOD Issued" status
  • Form ETA-9142C (CW-1 Application)
    • Upload documents in response to a NOD where the pending application is in the "NOD Issued" status

✓ Users will be able to view a case details page on applications submitted for processing as well as applications issued final decisions (i.e., located in the Historical tab of the FLAG Account) for the CW-1 (Form ETA-9142C), Prevailing Wage (Form ETA-9141), and H-2B (Form ETA-9142B) programs