PERM 101
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Plans: PERM Essentials & PERM Priority
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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
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