ETA Unified Agenda Entries

Issued December 3, 2001.

LABOR CONDITION APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYERS USING NONIMMIGRANTS ON H-1B VISAS; IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC FILING [Final Rule Stage]

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(h)(i)(b); 8 USC 1182(n); 8 USC 
1184(c)

CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655, subparts H and I

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Labor is amending its regulations governing 
the filing and processing of labor condition applications for the 
employment of nonimmigrant aliens on H-1B visas in specialty 
occupations and as fashion models. The amendments will allow employers 
the option of submitting LCAs electronically, utilizing Web-based forms 
and instructions. The electronic filing system will be convenient and 
less burdensome for employers, since, unlike a system based on filing 
applications by facsimile transmission or by mail, the new system will 
allow the filing of an applications without the submission of a ``hard 
copy.'' Submission by mail or fax will continue to be permitted for 
employers who prefer one of those formats.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dale Ziegler, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor 
Certification, Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C4318, FP Building, 
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-2942
Fax: 202 693-2760
Email: dziegler@doleta.gov

RIN: 1205-AB29

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