Compliance Management

DHS issues final health care worker certification rule

DHS issues final health care worker certification ruleThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that will require certain foreign health care workers other than physicians to obtain a certificate granted by an approved independent credentialing organization before
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DHS memo details new health care certification procedures

DHS memo details new health care certification proceduresA September 22, 2003 memorandum issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) explains the new rules on certification for foreign health care workers (see AMDOC# 200307018) that were published on July 25,
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DOL rule addresses labor certification backlog

DOL rule addresses labor certification backlogOn July 21, 2004 DOL’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to address the existing backlog in pending applications for labor certification for the permanent employment of
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DOL issues memo concerning PERM regulations and SWAs

DOL issues memo concerning PERM regulations and SWAsOn September 29, 2004, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued a memo, FY 2005 Transition Guidance, to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) updating administrators about the efforts to streamline
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DOL Final PERM Rule

DOL final PERM rule published on December 27, 2004. The changes are effective for permanent labor certification applications filed on or after March 28, 2005.
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