RevisedNovember 2009 - DOL

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Revised November 2009 Employment and Training Administration Prevailing Wage Determination Policy Guidance Nonagricultural Immigration Programs Revised November 2009 The publication of the H 2B regulation in December 2008 and the corresponding changes to PERM, H 1B, H 1B1, H 1C and E 3 regulations governing temporary professional, non agricultural or registered nursing programs changed the roles of the SWAs and NPCs in the prevailing wage determination process and necessitated the issuance of policy and procedural guidance to be used by the National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC).

Foreign Labor Certification process since1998. Occupational wage data collected under that program is now available at the four levels requiredby the H­1B Visa Reform Act for stateand sub­state geographic areas for the purpose of making prevailing wage determinations. The wage data is now available on the Foreign Labor Certification Data ...

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