Dallas & Philadelphia DOL Backlog Reduction Centers Become Operational

The Department of Labor Regional offices in Dallas and Philadelphia have started to transfer pending labor certification applications to the Backlog Reduction Centers in those cities. Employers and their representatives can expect to receive transfer notifications from the Centers that will include a request to update information for data entry purposes. Since the 45-day DOL response rule applies, it is imperative to timely provide the requested information. A late or incomplete response will result in DOL closing the file. While the American Immigration Lawyers Association's DOL Liaison Committee is urging the agency to reconsider such a harsh consequence, it is in the employers' and their foreign national employees' interest not to delay the response.

We urge our employers to immediately contact our office upon receiving a DOL Backlog Reduction Center notice.