OFLC Posts H-2 Webinar Slides (Sept. 2016)

DOL, Sept. 14, 2016 - "On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification hosted a 4-hour webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on recent program workload trends, common deficiencies and best practices associated with employer requests for H-2B prevailing wage determinations and applications for temporary labor certification under the H-2A and H-2B visa programs. Our objective for the webinar was to provide technical assistance to employers and, if applicable, their authorized attorneys or agents that will improve the quality of applications submitted to the OFLC by:

• Discussing recent program updates and initiatives designed to improve case processing and transparency of the decision-making process;
• Identifying how to avoid common deficiencies or frequent errors when preparing job orders and applications;
• Providing helpful practice tips to ensure quality job order and applications are submitted for processing; and
• Highlighting best practices or quality prevailing wage requests and labor certifications applications from the 2016 filing season.

Stakeholders and members of the general public can obtain a copy of the presentation by clicking here."