DOL Proposes To Eliminate Substitution of Labor Certifications and Impose Deadlines on I-140 Filings

On February 13, 2006, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding changes to the PERM labor certification program. Citing program abuse and fraud, the DOL proposes to impose clear limitations on the use of permanent labor certification applications in order to reduce the potential for fraud and abuse in the permanent labor certification program.