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PERM 101

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What you'll find in each section:

All About the Law

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What is the Law of Labor Certification?

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Statutory Overview

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Burden of Proof

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What and where is the Office of Foreign Labor Certification?

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Regulatory Terms of Art in the PERM Process

Parties to PERM

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Employer Qualifications

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Attorneys and Agents

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Alien Influence and Control

Legal Requirements

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Time Lines and Time Periods

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Substitution of Alien or Employer

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Unlawful Payments to Employers or Attorneys

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Attestations

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Ethics in PERM Processing

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PERM Essentials

  • PERM Email Bulletins

  • PERM Center Blog

  • PERM Community Messaging

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PERM Priority   Best Value  

  • Includes all PERM Essentials

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  • PERM Email Bulletins

  • PERM Center Blog

  • PERM Community Messaging

Anomalies: Special Handling or Processing

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Sheepherders

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College and University Teachers

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Professional Athletes

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Schedule A Groups I and II

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National Interest Waivers (NIW)

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Domestic Household Workers

Educational Degrees as Requirements

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Educational Standards

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Educational Requirements for PERM

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Second & Third Preference Requirements for PERM

Job Offers

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Full-Time Employment

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Job Duties and Requirements: SVP & O*Net

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Basic Business Necessity and Foreign Language Requirements

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Special Requirements and Skills

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Occupational Licensing

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Employment Travel Requirements

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Combination of Occupations

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Alternative Requirements

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Actual Minimum Requirements Must be Genuine

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Conditions of Employment

All About Recruitment

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Introduction to Recruitment: Brief Overview

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Is the Job Non-Professional or Professional?

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Notice of Filing and In-house Media

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SWA 30-Day Job Orders

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LAYOFFS

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Newspaper Advertising Requirements

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Recruitment for Non-Professional Jobs

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Recruitment for Professional Jobs

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Ten Additional Professional Recruitment Steps

Consideration of Job Applicants

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Job Applicants

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On the Job Training

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Recruitment Reports

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Retention of Documents

All About Filing

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Priority and Filing Dates

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Filing Hard Copy of PERM Application by Mail

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Instructions for Electronic PERM Filing

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Refiling Old RIR Cases to PERM (Archaic but included for historical reasons)

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Withdrawals

Post Filing Issues

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Request for Information

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Audits

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Supervised Recruitment

Approvals: Expiration, Validity, Portability & Duplicates

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The Who, What, When, Where of Labor Certification Determinations by Rebecca L. Sigmund

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Expiration of PERM Approvals

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Validity for specific job offers, aliens, and areas of intended employment

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PERM Portability

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Duplicate Copies of PERM Approvals

PERM Denials

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Determination by Certifying Officer

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Freedom of Information Requests

Requests for Reconsideration

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Reconsideration or Review

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PERM Rule

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Editors Comments

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Frequently Asked Questions

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BALCA Decisions

Introduction to BALCA

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Editor’s Comments

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Creation of BALCA in Federal Register

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Appeals/ Requests for Review

How to Request Review at BALCA

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PERM Rule

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How to Contact BALCA

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Editor's Comments

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Consideration by BALCA by Mitchel L. Wexler & J. Ira Buirkemper

Consideration by BALCA

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PERM Rule

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Editor’s Comments

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Standard of Review

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Board Opens Door to Submit New Evidence on Appeal

BALCA Can Remand

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Health American and Beyond

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BALCA Has Powers to Remand

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Stakeholder Guidance: Only BALCA Can Entertain Motions Based on Harmless Error

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BALCA Decisions

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“Fight or Flight” Power Point Presentation by Michael Piston

Disciplinary Measures

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Revocation of approved labor certifications

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Invalidation by DHS or DOS

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Civil and Criminal Fraud and Misrepresentation

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Debarment

DOL Organization and Updates

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DOL General Guidance on the Internet

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Overview of Recent Regulatory Updates

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DOL Updates in 2016

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