The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has announced plans to revise the permanent labor certification (PERM) process in an effort to streamline the program, ...

As we discussed in a recent post, equal pay transparency (EPT) laws are on the rise across the country. While complex in their own right, EPT laws introduce new risks and challenges for employers ...

The most common way for individuals to obtain U.S. permanent residence through employment involves a three step process, requiring an application for alien employment certification with the U.S.

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State ...

Applications for Permanent Labor Certification face intense scrutiny and increased audits and denials by the Department of Labor. Recent decisions on appeal highlight the importance of exactness in ...

It is possible for the university to obtain permanent residency (“green card”) for an international teaching faculty through the Special Handling Labor Certification process. In this process, the U.S.

UAB and affiliates routinely sponsor qualifying researchers, faculty, and clinical faculty for permanent residence. Depending on your CV, employment timeline, and the department’s needs, you could be ...