PERM Labor Certification: Properly Drafted Job Advertisement

PERM Labor Certification: Properly Drafted Job Advertisement

If the employer has a drug and criminal background screening policy that they place in the PERM Labor Certification advertisement, they must also include this requirement in the PERM Labor Certification application form ETA 9089, BALCA ruled. If this is not done, the Certifying Officer (CO) will conclude that the foreign national is being offered…

PERM Labor Certification: BALCA Reverses Denial of Certification

PERM Labor Certification: BALCA Reverses Denial of Certification

Generally in response to a Department of Labor PERM Labor Certification audit, the employer must provide specific documents that show that the proper recruitment steps were followed. If certain supporting documentation is missing, the Certifying Officer (CO) may deny certification, unless the attorney can show that the recruitment steps were actually followed and not including the supporting…

PERM Labor Certification: Improper Job Ad Leads to Denial

PERM Labor Certification: Improper Job Ad Leads to Denial

If the newspaper advertisement being used for a PERM Labor Certification contains language that certain requirements are “preferred,” the certifying office (CO) officer will properly assume that “employer preferences are actually job requirements.” Unless these requirements are included in the PERM application, the CO will properly deny the application. An example of this issue is…

PERM Labor Certification: Strict Regulatory Compliance

PERM Labor Certification: Strict Regulatory Compliance

When the employer is unable to provide adequate documentation of its internet advertisement due to internal company error, the Certifying Officer (CO) can properly deny an application for Labor Certification. One such example is a PERM Labor Certification filed by Trans Atlantic Systems, Inc. (TAS). Background On July 16, 2007 TAS filed an Application for…

Labor Certification: Experience Acquired with the Same Employer

Labor Certification: Experience Acquired with the Same Employer

The PERM process exists to test the U.S. labor market for qualified U.S. workers that could fill a permanent position prospectively being offered to a foreign national. The purpose of PERM labor certification is to establish that the foreign national employee is the only individual with the necessary combination of education and experience for the…