United States | PWD processing times as of Dec. 1

Following the posting of PERM processing times as of Dec. 1, the Department of Labor posted the latest processing times for prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests.

As of Dec. 1, the National Prevailing Wage Center is processing PWD requests filed in July 2025 for H-1B and PERM OEWS* cases. For H-1B Non-OEWS* cases, the DOL was processing requests filed in May 2025 and earlier, and for PERM Non-OEWS cases, the department was processing requests filed in April 2025 and earlier.

*OEWS and Non-OEWS are the sources used for determining the prevailing wage for a job. OEWS stands for Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Non-OEWS refers to other sources used for prevailing wage determinations, such as collective bargaining agreements or private wage surveys.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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