On October 19, 2021, a settlement was reached between Facebook and the Department of Justice regarding a lawsuit that had alleged that Facebook had engaged in discrimination against U.S. workers and potentially engaged in regulatory recruitment violations. This alleged discrimination, in part, focused on PERM Green Card recruitment. The impact of this settlement is still difficult to fully understand as this agreement avoided a court decision which would likely have provided more clarity on whether Facebook’s PERM recruitment practices were in fact discriminatory or whether they followed the rather clear letter of the law.
Read More… In the real world, companies have different recruitment philosophies. In some cases, they recruit competitively, seeking the most qualified candidate for their open positions with laundry lists of “desired” qualifications listed. In other situations where the competition for talent is fierce, companies go with a very lax initial qualifications list, hoping to attract as many candidates as possible initially to cast a wide net.
Enter the twilight zone of PERM labor certification, where the DOL cares about one thing and one thing only, and that is that the PERM recruitment is based solely on the actual minimum requirements for the job. Below, we list out a few of the most common pitfalls.
Read MoreOn October 6, 2020 the Trump administration released two immigration rules directly aimed at the H1B and PERM Green Card processes. It is critical for companies and individuals to understand these rule changes and what to expect as it is aimed at the very core of H1B specialty occupation qualification as well as H1B and PERM Green Card wage requirements that impact the immigration status of professional workers.
Read More