San Francisco PERM Labor Certification Lawyer
PERM stands for Program Electronic Review Management. It is the word most often used to refer to the labor certification process for employers seeking permanent green card status for an employee. The Ranchod Law Group in San Francisco, California, can help you with all of your labor certification and PERM legal needs. Learn more about labor certification on this page, then contact our office to discuss your green card, permanent residency, or other PERM needs.
How labor certification affects you
PERM is an electronic filing and tracking system used by the U.S. Department of Labor to process labor certification applications on their dedicated web site. The U.S. Department of Labor requires that employers applying for permanent residency status for a worker who is working in the U.S. on a temporary work visa submit to a process that ensures that a U.S. worker is not equally qualified to hold the position.
Prior to submitting an application to sponsor a foreign worker for green card status, the sponsoring employer must obtain an approved labor certification request from the Department of Labor. Along with certifying that the job cannot be filled by a qualified, willing, and able American worker, the PERM certification must also demonstrate that hiring the foreign worker will not hurt wages or working conditions typically afforded American workers in the same economic marketplace. The law is in place to encourage the hiring of qualified American workers, and discourage the hiring of foreign workers below the prevailing wage and benefits of the area.
If you are considering sponsoring an employee who is currently working on temporary employment visa status, The Ranchod Law Group can help. We invite you to learn more about employment visas at these pages:
- Employment-based Green Card
- E-2 Investor Visa treaty investor visas
- H-1B Work Visa specialty occupational visa
- L-1 Employment Visa (Intra-Company Transfers)
- Nurse and Health Care Visas
- O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visa extraordinary ability achievement visa
- P Entertainers and Athletes Visas for performers, entertainers, and athletes
- R Religious Worker Visas for religious workers
Contact The Ranchod Law Group to learn more about how labor certification and PERM requirements affect your business.
