Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations

41 organizations filed 42 public comments on Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations, at the ETA. The comment window closed 806d ago.

Abstract

The Department of Labor's (Department or DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is considering revisions to Schedule A of the permanent labor certification process to include occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and other non-STEM occupations and invites employers and other interested parties to comment on this Request for Information (RFI). ETA's Office of Foreign Labor Certification developed this RFI and is publishing it for comment so that the public may provide input, including data, statistical metrics or models, studies, and other relevant information, on how the Department may establish a reliable, objective, and transparent methodology for revising Schedule A to include STEM and other non-STEM occupations that are experiencing labor shortages, consistent with requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Department wants to ensure that it is striking an appropriate balance between the need to provide U.S. workers notice of available permanent job opportunities and the opportunity to apply for those job opportunities, and, where insufficient U.S. workers are available to satisfy an employer's need for permanent labor, the need to provide employers access to foreign labor through effective administration of the permanent labor certification program. Information received from the public will help inform decisions regarding whether or how to improve Schedule A and ensure that its purpose in responding to national labor shortages is more effectively met.

Commenters (41)

• MLO Law LLCunverified attribution

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• American Ambulance Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Association of International Healthcare Recruitmenttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Council of Engineering Companiestrade assoc.

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• American Council on Educationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Federation of Teacherstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Institute of CPAstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Physical Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biologytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ampere Computing LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Arizona State Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• BKV PRODUCTIONS LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Business Roundtabletrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Committee on Publicationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Compete America Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• CYA LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Economic Policy Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilitiestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Home Care Association of Americatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• HR Policy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilitiestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Institute for Progresstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Institute for Sound Public Policytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• International Association of EMTs and Paramedicstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Jane Street Group LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Microsoft Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Association for Home Care & Hospicetrade assoc.

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• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Employment Lawyers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Postdoctoral Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NJ Council on Developmental Disabilitiestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Nyms Systems LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigrationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• RAND Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Semiconductor Industry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• The committee to Subvert and Disassemble American Interests in STEM and Relegate Vital Infrastructure to Foreign Controltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  1 filing · confidence 97%