On Nov. 7th, Hammond Law Group will host an immigration seminar specifically designed for IT companies. The seminar will be held in NYC at the Helmsley Hotel. For more info visit the HLG web-site.
Posts Tagged ‘PERM News’
HLG to host NYC seminar
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008PERM cases to be delayed by 1 year ????
Monday, August 11th, 2008Based upon information obtained from the recently filed lawsuit, Fragomen vs. Chao (DOL) it is expected by many experts, that PERM cases facing an audit by the DOL will be delayed by over 1 year as the DOL attempts to follow through on its promise to audit all PERM applications filed by Fragomen. For all of the other filers using the DOL system, it is certainly hoped that someone at the DOL will soon come to their senses, recognize the foolishness of their ways, stick their tail between their legs and stop this nonesense. We will update our readers as more news becomes available.
National Immigration Law Firm To Be Audited by the DOL
Monday, June 2nd, 2008The DOL announced today that all of the PERM filings made by the national law firm Fragomen will be subject to audit due to claims of the law firm being improperly involved in the rejection of U.S. workers. Given the vague nature of the regulation in question, this action could prove to be enlightening and provide a much needed drawing of the lines between the employer, alien, and the law firms’ roles in the PERM process.
DOL Releases PERM Data from FY 2007
Thursday, February 28th, 2008The DOL recently released FY 2007 data on the PERM program. The complete report can be found at http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/PERM_Data_FY07_Announcement.pdf The data revealed that there was an 86% approval rate. The data also revealed that almost 50% of the cases filed required MS degrees or higher which indicates that the EB2 category may remain retrogressed for the foreseeable future. It was also interesting to note that only 21% of all cases filed were filed by the IT industry.