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June 30, 2026
  • PW filers can now respond to multiple RFIs on a single case; the RFI response case action, which was previously disabled after the first response, will now be available for any subsequent RFIs sent to the filer.
  • CW-1 filers can now request deadline extensions for their Recruitment Report and Notice...
 
March 12, 2026

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 ...

 
December 11, 2025

FLAG has updated the 9142B Registration Number linking to return matches for registration number records containing Primary Worksite MSAs, which were created in prior years but map to a current MSA value.

 
October 31, 2025

The Department of Labor has resumed processing of employer requests for prevailing wages and labor certification determinations for temporary and permanent employment in the United States. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s (OFLC) Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system is now...

 
May 16, 2025

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...

 
February 20, 2025

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...

 
February 03, 2025
  • For the 9089, cases can now be withdrawn in the action menu if in a “request for review” status.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...
 
November 21, 2024
  • 9089 PERM application; Improvements to allow all fields to match the same character limits as the 9141 Prevailing Wage application.
  • 9089 PERM applications; Additional data validations included for Appendix A.B Foreign Worker Education.
  • 9089 PERM applications; The sort order for education is now oldest...
 
November 01, 2024

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 provides public access to permanent labor certification applications and final determinations, will be fully...

 
October 30, 2024
  • For 9089 PERM applications, application warnings will be summarized for review on the submission page.
  • For 9089 PERM applications, after clicking the submit button a new pop-up will request confirmation of the submission.