Immigration News - Permanent Labor Certification (PERM), United States United States | PERM, prevailing wage processing updates as of Oct. 15 Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) October 22, 2024 The Labor Department has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests. PERM Processing Times: As of Oct. 15, the department was adjudicating PERM applications filed in August 2023 and earlier, conducting audit reviews on applications filed in December 2022 and earlier, and reviewing appeals for reconsideration filed in April 2023 and earlier. Determinations Month Calendar Days Analyst Review September 2024 428 Audit Review September 2024 492 PWD Processing Times: As of Oct. 15, the National Prevailing Wage Center was processing PWD requests filed in April 2024 and earlier for H-1B OEWS and non-OEWS cases, and April 2024 and earlier for PERM OEWS cases. For PERM non-OEWS cases, the department was processing requests filed in May 2024 and earlier. Redeterminations were being considered on appeals filed in June 2024 and earlier for H-1B and PERM cases. Center Director Reviews were being conducted for H-1B cases filed in January 2024 and earlier, and PERM cases filed in October 2023 and earlier. BAL Analysis: For PERM, our data indicates that July 2023 issuance is almost complete with a few August 2023 issuances in progress. For PWDs, we are now seeing a large number of validity start dates for April 2024. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group. Copyright © 2024 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries, please contact copyright@bal.com.
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