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October 03, 2024
  • When creating a new network, a new confirmation window has been introduced to help users from unintentionally creating new network groups.
  • Changes have been made to some whitespace “trims” for better user experience.
 
August 01, 2024

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is making this public service announcement to alert employers and other interested stakeholders that the legacy Permanent Online System(https://www.plc.doleta.gov/), which provides public access to permanent labor certification applications and final...

 
July 01, 2024

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) received the 2024 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 2024 CNMI Prevailing Wage Study survey for 432 occupations and will issue updated...

 
July 01, 2024

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has 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 2024 through June 2025, effective July 1, 2024. Prevailing wage...

 
June 27, 2024

FLCDataCenter.com has been be discontinued effective July 1, 2024. Prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey is nowe available through the OFLC Wage Search tool, which can be accessed via the FLAG website (https://flag.dol.gov/wage-data/wage-search).

 
February 09, 2024

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) implemented a new Form ETA-9141 Application for Prevailing Wage Determination on February 6, 2024. The following changes were implemented as part of the release of the new form.

In addition to some label changes and updates to instructions, Section E –...

 
February 06, 2024

What’s Fixed or Improved:

  1. Section G - Additional Job Opportunity Information and Other Requirements
    • G.5 Updated question and tool tip: “Is the employer relying solely on the experience the foreign worker gained while working for the employer, including as a contract employee to qualify him/her for the...
 
September 28, 2023

Profiles

  • Foreign worker profiles is now available under the Profiles tab in FLAG.   This feature allows filers to store foreign worker information in a reusable profile.  The information within a reusable profile can be imported to quickly and consistently pre-fill Foreign Worker Information...
 
August 31, 2023

PERM module in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG):

External filers will now be able to search for the status of their PERM application by entering the full case number (including dashes) in the Case Status Search box.

 
August 29, 2023

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will implement the new Form ETA-9142B, H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification, beginning August 31, 2023. As a result, any initiated cases not submitted prior to 7:00 p.m. EST on August 31, 2023, will be deleted and a new application...