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On January 20, 2021, a U.S. district court issued a modified
order governing the manner and schedule in which the Department of
Labor s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will
reissue certain prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) that were
issued from October 8, 2020, through December 4, 2020, under the
wage methodology for a related DOL interim rule issued in October,
and at the request of employers under the H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3
temporary programs and PERM labor certification program.
OFLC said DOL is taking necessary steps to comply with the
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This article was updated on Thursday, January 21, 2021 to
reflect new information.
On January 20, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew
from the Office of the Federal Register its January 15, 2021
Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B Program Bulletin and
Wage and Hour Division Field Assistance Bulletin notices.
The
notices, which were issued on January
15, 2021, revised the DOL s interpretation of regulations
governing third-party employers filing of Labor Condition
Applications (LCAs) for H-1B employees. The DOL withdrew the
notices for process considerations and review of related matters of
fact, law and policy. Consequently, the requirements of the notices
are no longer effective. The DOL will notify the public of any