1/29/2010

Office of Foreign Labor Certification now initiates the centralized Prevailing Wage Determination process through iCERT portal system effective. People can still file it by mail, but the agency strongly discourages such mail filing. It is uncertain at this point whether the employer may as well file the ETA Form 9141 online about 60 days ahead of their need for PWD to initiate recruitment or file various temporary and permanent labor certification applications. 

Currently, the ETA Form 9141 which was filed on 01/04/2010 have yet to be adjudicated. OFLC has already alerted the people that the request may be filed 60 days ahead of time. Accordingly employers should be alerted for the anticipated delays in obtaining PWD in planning on initiating foreign labor certification applications. 

For the iCert prevailing wage determination request, people may go to iCert Portal System which is posted on our homepage and click the form page and click ETA 9141 form. However, under the Quick Start Guide which we posted yesterday, employers should first register themselves in iCert Portal System.