On October 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that its Office of Foreign Labor Certification has resumed certain application processing. Online filing functionality has been ...

Employers are now experiencing 13-month processing times for PERM applications (form ETA 9089), which is the first stage of most employer-sponsored green card processes. Is it because the Department ...

As we move through Fall 2024, employers navigating the PERM labor certification process face a range of challenges. The process—essential for sponsoring foreign workers for permanent residency—has ...

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