Procedural Changes for H-2B filings with DOL

 U.S Department of Labor (‘DOL”) Office of Foreign Labor Certification announced on September 1, 2016 of Procedural Change to Streamline the H-2B Process for Non-Agricultural Employers. According DOL “… an employer need not submit additional documentation at the time of filing the Form ETA-9142B to justify its temporary need. It may satisfy this filing requirement more simply by completing Section B “Temporary Need Information,” Field 9 “Statement of Temporary Need” of the Form ETA-9142B. This written statement should clearly explain the nature of the employer’s business or operations, why the job opportunity and number of workers being requested for certification reflect a temporary need, and how the request for the services or labor to be performed meets one of the four DHS regulatory standards of temporary need chosen under Section B, Field 8 of the Form ETA-9142B. Other documentation or evidence demonstrating temporary need is not required to be filed with the H-2B application. Instead, it must be retained by the employer and provided to the Chicago NPC in the event a Notice of Deficiency (NOD) is issued by the CO.”

            However, it looks like that USCIS may still request evidence demonstrating temporary need or reject the Labor Certification issued by DOL.