Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has issued a news release stating that it is resuming the processing of employer requests for prevailing wages and labor certification determinations for temporary and permanent employment in the United States. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s (OFLC) Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system is now accessible and permits system users to prepare and submit new applications as well as submit and receive information associated with their applications pending a final determination. OFLC’s SeasonalJobs.dol.gov system, which is an online job registry of H-2A and H-2B temporary job opportunities, has been restored to full operational status.
OFLC states it is taking all steps necessary to resume application processing and will post additional announcements and other technical assistance notices. OFLC anticipates increased requests for stakeholder assistance, and this means some stakeholders may experience longer than normal processing and response times.
From the above annoucement from OFLC, it appears it will “only receive” the applications for the processing but it is unclear if it will review, certify applications or perform audit reviews (likely not from the read of the news release, because so far OFLC has not issued any certification since the government shutdown)
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About Employment and Training Administration of DOL
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.
Offices
- Office of Apprenticeship
- Office of Financial Administration
- Office of Foreign Labor Certification
- Office of Grants Management
- Office of Job Corps
- Office of Management and Administrative Services
- Office of Policy Development and Research
- Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Office of Unemployment Insurance
- Office of Workforce Investment
- Regions: The Employment and Training Administration maintains six regional offices whose staff monitor programs, services and benefits provided under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Unemployment Insurance Program, Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, and other targeted grant investments. Agency personnel also provide technical assistance, as appropriate, to State and local governments and other organizations who deliver services and benefits under these programs for the benefit of our job seeker and business customers.
List of Regions
Region 1 – Boston
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virgin Islands
Region 2 – Philadelphia
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
Region 3 – Atlanta
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Region 4 – Dallas
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Wyoming
Region 5 – Chicago
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
Region 6 – San Francisco
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- Nevada
- Oregon
- Palau
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