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TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

PART 656--LABOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS

FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN

THE UNITED STATES

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b y a f a c i l i t y , a n d t h e B o a r d , u p o n r e -v i ew, i s sues a dec i s i on under655.1245(h) , holding that a v iolat ionw a s c o m m i t t e d b y a f a c i li t y .

( b ) T h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l , u p o n r e -c e i p t o f t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r s n o t i c eu n d e r p a r a g r a p h ( a ) o f t h i s s e c t i o n ,s h a l l n o t a p p r o v e p e t i t i o n s f i l e d w i t hr e s pe c t t o t h a t e m p l oy e r u n d e r s e c t i o n212(m) of t he INA (8 U.S .C. 1182(m))d u r i n g a p e r i o d o f a t l e a s t 1 2 m o n t h sf r o m t h e d a t e o f r e c e i p t o f t h e A d m i n -i s t r a t o r s n o t i f i ca t i o n .

( c ) ETA, upon r ece i p t o f t he Admi n i s -

t r a t o r s n o t i c e u n d e r p a r a g r a p h ( a ) o f t h i s s e c t i o n , sh a l l s u s p e n d t h e e m p l o y -e r s A t t e s t a t i o n ( s ) u n d e r s u b p a r t s La n d M o f t h i s p a r t , a n d s h a l l n o t a c c e p tf or f il i n g a n y A t t e s t a t i o n s u b m i t t e d byt h e e m p l o y e r u n d e r s u b p a r t s L a n d Mof t h i s par t , f o r a per i od o f 12 mon t hsf r o m t h e d a t e o f r e c e i p t o f t h e A d m i n -i s t r a t o r s n o t i f i c a t i o n o r f o r a l o n g e rper i od i f one i s spec i f i ed by t he At t o r -ney Genera l fo r v i sa pe t i t i ons f i l ed byt h a t e m p l o y e r u n d e r s e c t i o n 2 1 2 ( m ) o f t h e I N A.

655.1260 Can Equal Access to JusticeAct attorney fees be awarded?

A p r o c e e di n g u n d e r s u b p a r t L o r M o f t h i s p a r t i s n o t s u b j e c t t o t h e E q u a lA c c e ss t o J u s t i c e A c t , a s a m e n d e d , 5U.S .C. 504. In su ch a p roceed i ng , t he a d -m i n i s t r a t i v e l a w j u d g e s h a l l h a v e n oa u t h o r i t y t o a w a r d a t t o r n e y f e e s a n d / o r o t h e r l i t i g a t i o n e x p e n s e s u n d e r t h ep r o v i si o n s o f t h e E q u a l A c c e s s t o J u s -t i c e A c t .

PART 656LABOR CERTIFICATIONPROCESS FOR PERMANENT EM-PLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THEUNITED STATES

Subpart APurpose and Scope of Part 656

S e c .656. 1 P u r p o s e a n d s c o p e o f p a r t 656.

656. 2 D e sc r i p t i o n o f t h e I m m i g r a t i o n a n d

N a t i o n a l i t y A c t a n d o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t

o f L a b o r s r o l e t h e r e u n d e r .

656. 3 D e fi n i t i o n s , f or p u r p o s e s o f t h i s p a r t ,

o f t e r m s u s e d in t h i s p a r t .

Subpart BOccupational LaborCertification Determinations

656. 10 S c h e d u le A .

656. 11 S c h e d u le B .

Subpart CLabor Certification Process

656. 20 G e n e r a l f i li n g i n s t r u c t i o n s.

656. 21 B a s i c la b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n p r o c e s s .

656. 21a A p p l i ca t i o n s f o r l a b o r c er t i f i c a t i o n s

f o r o c c u p a t i o n s d e s i g n a t e d f o r s p e c i a l

h a n d l i n g .

656. 22 A p p l i c a t i o n s fo r l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n

fo r Schedule A o c c u p a t i o n s .

656. 23 A p p l i c a t i o n s fo r l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n s

fo r Schedule B o c c u p a t i o n s ; r e q u e s t s f o r

w a i v e r s f r o m Schedule B.

656. 24 L a b o r c e r t i fi c a t i o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .

656. 25 P r o c e d u r e s fo l l o w i n g a l a b o r c e r t i f i -

c a t i o n d et e r m i n a t i o n .

656. 26 B o a r d o f A l i e n L a b o r Ce r t i f i ca t i o n

Appea ls rev iew of den ia ls o f labor ce r t i f i -

c a t i o n .

656. 27 C o n s id e r a t i o n b y a n d d ec i s i o n s o f t h e

B o a r d o f A l i e n L a b o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n A p -

p e a l s .

656. 28 D o cu m e n t t r a n s m i t t a l f o ll o w in g t h e

g r a n t o f a l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n .

656. 29 F i l i n g o f a n e w a p pl i ca t i o n a f t e r t h e

d e n i a l o f a l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n .

656. 30 V a l i d i t y o f a n d in v a l i d a t i o n o f l a b o r

c e r t i f i c a t i o n s .

656. 31 L a b o r c e r t i f i ca t i o n a p p l ic a t i o n s i n -

v o l v i n g f r a u d o r w i l l f u l m i s r e p r e s e n t a -t i o n .

656. 32 F e e s f or s e r v i c es a n d do c u m e n t s .

Subpart DDetermination of PrevailingWage

656. 40 D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f p r e v a i l i n g wa g e fo rl a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n p u r p o s e s .

Subpart EPetitioning Process for FederalResearch Agencies

656. 50 P e t i t i o n i n g p r oc e ss .

Subpart FAddresses

656. 60 A d d r e s s es o f D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r r e -

g iona l o f f ices .

656. 62 L o c a t i o n s of Im m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t u -

r a l i z a t i o n S e r v i c e o f f i ce s .

AUTHORITY: 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A) and

1182(p); 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; sec.122, Pub . L.

101649, 109 St a t . 4978.

S OURCE : 45 F R 83933, De c. 19, 1980, un le ss

o t h e r w i s e n o t e d .

Subpart APurpose and Scope ofPart 656

656.1 Purpose and scope of part 656.

(a) Under sect ion 212(a)(5)(A) of t heI m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l i t y A c t (l N A)(8 U.S .C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) cert a in a lien sm a y n o t o b t a i n a v is a f or e n t r a n c e i n t ot h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n or d e r t o e n g a g e i n

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p e r m a n e n t e m p l oy m e n t u n l e ss t h e S e c -r e t a r y o f L a b o r h a s f i r s t c e r t i f i e d t ot h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e a n d t o t h e A t -t o r n e y G e n er a l t h a t :

( 1 ) T h e r e a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n t U n i t e dS t a t e s w o r k e r s , w h o a r e a b l e , w i l l i n g ,q u a l i f i e d a n d a v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e o f a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a v i s a a n d a d m i s s i o ni n t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a t t h e p la c ew h e r e t h e a l i e n i s t o p er f o r m t h e w or k ,a n d

( 2) T h e e m p l o y m e n t o f t h e a l i e n w i l ln o t a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h e w a g e s a n dw o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f U n i t e d S t a t e s

w o r k e r s s i m i l a r l y e m p l o y e d.( b ) T h e r e g u l a t i o n s u n d e r t h i s p a r t

s e t f o r t h t h e p r o c e d u r e s w h e r e b y s u c hi m m i gr a n t l a b or c e r t i f ic a t i o n s m a y b eapp l i ed fo r , and g i ven o r den i ed .

( c ) Cor respondence and ques t i onsc o n c e r n i n g t h e r e g u l a t i o n s i n t h i s p a r tshou l d be add ressed t o : Di v i s i on o f F o r -e i g n L a b o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n s , U n i t e dS t a t e s E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e , D e p a r t -m ent of Labor , Wash ingt on, DC 20210.

[45 F R 83933, Dec . 19, 1980, as am en ded a t 56

CF R 54927, Oct . 23, 1991]

656.2 Description of the Immigrationand Nationality Act and of the De-partment of Labors role there-

under.(a)(1) Description of the Act. T h e I m -

m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l i t y A c t ( A c t ) ( 8U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) r e g u l a t e s t h e a d m i s -s i o n o f a l i e n s i n t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .T h e A c t d e si g n a t e s t h e A t t o r n e y G e n -e r a l a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e a s t h ep r i n c i p a l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s o f i t s p r o v i -s i ons .

( 2 ) T h e I m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t u r a l i z a -t i o n S e r v i c e (I N S ) p er f o r m s m o s t o f t h eA t t o r n e y G e n e r a l s fu n c t i o n s u n d e r t h eAct . See 8 CFR 2.1.

(3) The consu l a r o f fi ces o f t h e Depar t -m e n t o f S t a t e t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l da r e g e n e r a l l y t h e i n i t i a l c o n t a c t f o ra l i e n s i n f o r e i gn c o u n t r i e s w h o w i sh t o

c o m e t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . T h e s e o f -f i c e s d e t e r m i n e t h e t y p e o f v i s a f o rw h i c h a n a l i e n m a y b e e l i g i b l e , o b t a i nv i s a e l i g i b i l i t y d o c u m e n t a t i o n , a n di ssue v i sas .

(b ) Bu rden o f Proof un der the Act . S e c -t ion 291 of th e Act (8 U.S.C. 1361) s t at esi n p er t i n e n t p a r t , t h a t :

W h e n e v e r a n y p e r s o n m a k e s a p p l i c a t i o n

f o r a v i s a o r a n y o t h e r d o c u m e n t a t i o n r e -

q u i r e d f o r e n t r y , o r m a k e s a p p l i c a t i o n f o r

a d m i s s i o n , o r o t h e r w i s e a t t e m p t s t o e n t e r

t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , t h e b u r d e n o f p r o o f s h a l l

b e u p o n s u c h p e r s o n t o e s t a b l i s h t h a t h e i s

e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e s u c h v i s a o r s u c h d o c u -

m e n t , o r i s n o t s u b j e c t t o e x c l u s i o n u n d e r

a n y p r o vi s i on o f t h i s A c t * * *.

(c)(1) Role of the Department of Labor.

T h e r o l e o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r

u n d e r t h e A c t d e r i v e s f r o m s e c t i o n

212(a)(5)(A) (8 U.S .C. 1182(a)(5)(A )),

w h i c h p r o v i d e s t h a t a n y a l i e n w h o

s e ek s a d m i s si o n or s t a t u s a s a n i m m i -

g r a n t f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f e m p l o y m e n t

under parag raph (2 ) o r (3 ) o f sec t i on203(b ) of t h e Act sha l l be exc l uded u n -

l e s s t h e S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r h a s f i r s t

c e r t i fi e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e a n d

t o t h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l t h a t :

( i ) T h e r e a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n t U n i t e d

S t a t e s w o r k e r s , w h o a r e a b l e , w i l l i n g ,

q u a l i f i e d , a n d a v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e o f

a p p l i ca t i o n fo r a v i s a a n d a d m i s s i o n t o

t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a t t h e p l a c e

w h e r e t h e a l i e n i s t o p e r f o r m s u c h

s k i l l e d o r u n s k i l l e d la b o r , a n d

( i i ) T h e e m p l o y m e n t o f s u c h a l i e n

w i l l n o t a d v e r s e l y a f fe c t t h e w a g e s a n d

w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f w o r k e r s i n t h e

U n i t e d S t a t e s s i m i l a r l y e m p l o y e d .

(2 ) The cer t i f i ca t i on i s r e f er r ed t o i n

t h i s par t 656 as a l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n .

( 3 ) T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r i s s u e s

l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n s i n t w o i n s t a n c e s :

F o r t h e p e r m a n e n t e m p l o y m e n t o f

a l i e n s ; a n d f o r t e m p o r a r y e m p l o y m e n t

o f a l i e n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s c l a s s if ie d

under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) pursu-

a n t t o r e g u l a t i o n s o f t h e I m m i g r a t i o n

a n d N a t u r a l i z a t i o n S e r v i c e a t 8 C F R

214.2(h)(4) an d sec t ion s 101(a)(15)(H)(ii),

214, an d 218 of t he Act . Se e 8 U.S .C.

1101(a )(15)(H)(i i), 1184, an d 1188. T h e De -

p a r t m e n t a l s o a d m i n i s t e r s a t t e s t a t i o n

a n d l a b o r c o n d i t i o n a p p l i c a t i o n p r o -

g r a m s r e l a t i n g t o t h e a d m i s s i o n a n d / o r

w o r k a u t h o r i z a t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g

n o n i m m i g r a n t s : r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e s ( H 1A visas) , professionals (H1B visas) ,

c r e w m e m b e r s p e r f o r m i n g l o n g s h o r e

work (D v i sas ) , and s t uden t s (F1

visas) , classi f ied under 8 U.S.C.

1101(a )(15)(H)(i )(a ), 1101(a )(15)(H)(i )(b),

1101(a)(15)(D), a n d 1101(a )(15)(F ), r es pec -

t ivel y. S ee a lso 8 U.S.C. 1184 (c), (m),

an d (n) , an d 1288; an d P ubl ic La w 101

649 sect ion 221, 8 U.S.C. 1184 not e. T he

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[56 CFR 54927, Oct . 23, 1991]

656.3 Definitions, for purposes of thispart, of terms used in this part.

Act m e a n s t h e I m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a -t i ona l i t y Act , as a m ended , 8 U .S .C . 1101et seq.

Adminis t ra t ive L aw Judge m e a n s a n o f-f i c i a l appo i n t ed pu r suan t t o 5 U .S .C .3105.

Agent m e a n s a p e r s o n w h o i s n o t a ne m p l o y e e o f a n e m p l o y e r , a n d w h o h a sb e e n d e si g n a t e d i n w r i t i n g t o a c t o n b e -h a l f o f a n a l i e n o r e m p l o y e r i n c o n n e c -t i o n w i t h a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r l a b o r c e r -t i f i c a t i o n .

Application m e a n s a n Application for Alien Employment Certi f ication f or m a n da n y o t h e r d o c u m e n t s s u b m i t t e d b y a na l i e n a n d / o r e m p l o y e r ( o r t h e i r a g e n t s )i n a p p l y i n g f o r a l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o nu n d e r t h i s p a r t .

Area of intended employmentm e a n st h e a r e a w i t h i n n o r m a l c om m u t i n g d is -t a n c e o f t h e p l a c e ( a d dr e s s ) of i n t e n d e de m p l o y m e n t . I f t h e p l a c e o f i n t e n d e de m p l o y m e n t i s w i t h i n a M e t r o p o l i t a nS t a t i s t i c a l A r e a ( M S A ) , a n y p l a c ew i t h i n t h e M S A i s d e em e d t o b e w i t h i n

n o r m a l c o m m u t i n g d i s t a n c e o f t h ep l a c e o f i n t e n d e d e m p l o y m e n t .

Assistant Secretary m e a n s t h e A s s i s t -a n t S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r f o r E m p l o y -m e n t a n d T r a i n i n g , t h e c h i e f of fi c i a l o f t h e E m p l o y m e n t a n d T r a i n i n g A d m i n -i s t r a t i o n .

Attorney m e a n s a n y p e r s o n w h o i s am e m b e r i n g o o d s t a n d i n g o f t h e b a r o f t h e h i gh e s t c o u r t o f a n y S t a t e , P o s s e s-s i o n , T e r r i t o r y , o r C o m m o n w e a l t h o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , o r t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a , a n d w h o i s n o t u n d e r a n yo r d e r o f a n y c o u r t o r o f t h e B o a r d o f I m m i g r a t i o n A p p e a l s s u s p e n d i n g , e n -

j o i n i n g, r e s t r a i n i n g , d i s b a r r i n g , o r o t h -e r w i s e r e s t r i c t i n g h i m o r h e r i n t h e

p r a c t i c e o f la w . Attorney General means t he ch i ef o f f i -

c i a l o f t h e U .S . D e pa r t m e n t o f J u s t i c eo r t h e d e s i g n e e o f t h e A t t o r n e y G e n -e r a l .

Board of Alien Labor Certi f ication Ap-

peals m e a n s t h e p e r m a n e n t B o a r d o f A l i e n L a b o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n A p p e a l s e s -t a b l i s h e d b y t h i s p a r t , c h a i r e d b y t h eC h i ef Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w J u d g e , a n dc o n s i s t i n g o f A d m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w

J u d g es a s s ig n e d t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f

L a b o r a n d d e s i g n a t e d b y t h e C h i e f A d -

m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w J u d g e t o b e m e m b e r s

o f t he Board o f Al i en Labor Cer t i f i -

ca t i on Appeal s . The Board o f Al i en

L a b o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n A p p e a l s i s l o c a t e d

i n Wash i ng t on , DC, and r ev i ews and de-

c i des appea l s i n Wash i ng t on , DC.

Certi fying Officer m e a n s a D e p a r t -

m e n t o f L a b o r o f f i c i a l w h o m a k e s d e -

t e r m i n a t i o n s a b o u t w h e t h e r o r n o t t o

g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r l a b o r c e r t i f i -

c a t i o n s :

(1) A region al Cer t i fy ing Officer des -i g n a t e d b y a R e g i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t o r ,

E m p l o y m e n t a n d T r a i n i n g A dm i n i s t r a -

t i o n ( R A ) m a k e s s u c h d e t e r m i n a t i o n s

i n a r e g i o n a l o f f i c e o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t ;

(2 ) A na t i ona l Cer t i fy i ng Of f i cer

m a k e s s u c h d e t e r m i n a t i o n s i n t h e n a -

t i o n a l o f fi c e o f t h e U S E S .

(3 ) The addresses o f t he r eg i onal Cer -

t i fy ing Off icers ar e set for t h in 656.60

o f t h i s pa r t .

Chief Adminis t ra t ive Law Judge m e a n s

t h e ch i ef o f f i c ia l o f t he Of fi ce o f Ad-

m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w J u d g es o f t h e D e pa r t -

m e n t o f L a b o r .

Consular Officer m e a n s a n o f f i c i a l o f

t h e U . S . D e pa r t m e n t o f S t a t e w h o h a n -d l es app l i ca t i ons fo r l abo r cer t i f i -

c a t i o n s pu r s u a n t t o t h i s p a r t .

Director m e a n s t h e c h i e f o f f i c i a l o f

t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s E m p l oy m e n t S e r v i ce

o r t he Di rec t o r s des i gnee .

Employment m e a n s p e r m a n e n t f u l l -

t i m e w o r k b y a n e m p l o y e e f o r a n e m -

p l o y e r o t h e r t h a n o n e s e l f. F o r p u r p o s e s

o f t h i s d e f i n i t i o n a n i n v e s t o r i s n o t a n

e m p l o y e e .

Employment and Training Adminis t ra-

t i on (ETA) m e a n s t h e a g e n c y wi t h i n t h e

D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ( D O L ) w h i c h i n -

c l u d e s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s E m p l o y m e n t

Serv i ce (USES) .

Employer m e a n s a p e r s o n , a s s o c i a -t i o n , f i r m , o r a c o r p o r a t i o n w h i c h c u r -

r e n t l y h a s a l o ca t i o n w i t h i n t h e U n i t e d

S t a t e s t o w h i c h U . S . w o r k e r s m a y b e

r e f e r r e d f o r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d w h i c h

p r o p o s e s t o e m p l o y a f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r

a t a p l a c e wi t h i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s or

t h e a u t h o r i z e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f s u c h a

p e r s o n , a s s o c i a t i o n , f i r m , o r c o r p o r a -

t i o n . F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h i s d e fi n i t i o n a n

a u t h o r i z e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e m e a n s a n



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e m p l o y e e o f t h e e m p l o y e r w h o s e p o s i -t i o n o r l e g a l st a t u s a u t h o r i ze s t h e e m -p l o y e e t o a c t f o r t h e e m p l o y e r i n la b o rc e r t i fi c a t i o n m a t t e r s .

Final Determination form m e a n s t h efo rm used by t he Cer t i fy i ng Of f i cer t ono t i fy empl oyer s ( and a l i ens ) o f l abo rc e r t i f i c a t i o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n s ( a n d w a s

f o r m e r l y k n o w n a s t h e Determinationand Transmi t ta l form ).

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) m e a n s t h e a g e n c y w it h i n t h e U .S .D e pa r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e wh i c h a d m i n -i s t e r s t h a t D e p a r t m e n t s p r i n c i p a lf u n c t i o n s u n d e r t h e A c t .

Immigration Officer m e a n s a n o f f i c i a lo f t h e I m m i gr a t i on a n d N a t u r a l i za t i o nS e r v i c e ( I NS ) w h o h a n d l e s a p p l i ca t i o n sf or l a b o r c e r t i f ic a t i o n s pu r s u a n t t o t h i s

p a r t .

INS , s e e I m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t u r a l i z a -t i o n S e r v i c e .

Job opportunity m e a n s a j o b o p e n i n gf o r e m p l o y m e n t a t a p l a c e i n t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s t o w h i c h U . S . w o r k e r sc a n b e r e f e r r e d .

Labor certification m e a n s t h e c e r t i f i -c a t i o n t o t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e a n d t ot h e A t t o r n e y G en e r a l o f t h e d e t e r m i n a -t i o n b y t h e S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r p u r s u -

an t t o sec t i on 212(a) (14) o f t he Im m i -g r a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l i t y A c t ( 8 U . S . C .1182(a )(14)):

( 1) T h a t t h e r e a r e n o t s u f fi c i e n t U . S .worker s who are ab l e , w i l l i ng , qua l i -f i e d , a n d a v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e o f a na l i e n s a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a v i s a a n d a d -m i s s io n t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a t t h ep l a c e w h e r e t h e a l i e n i s t o p e r fo r m t h ew o r k ; a n d

( 2) T h a t t h e e m p l o y m e n t o f t h e a l i e nw i l l n ot a d v e r s e l y a f fe c t t h e w a g e s a n dw o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f s i m i l a r l y e m -p l oyed U.S . worker s .

Local Employment Service off ice a n dlocal office mean a fu l l - t i me o f f i ce o f aS t a t e E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e a g e n c y

( a l s o k n o w n a s a S t a t e E m p l o y m e n tS e c u r i t y A g e n c y (S E S A ) a l s o k n o w n a sa S t a t e e m p l o y m e n t s e r v i c e ) , w h i c h i sm a i n t a i n e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f p r o -v i d i n g p l a c e m e n t a n d o t h e r s e r v i c e s o f t h e E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e S y s t e m , a n dw h i c h s e r v e s a p a r t i c u l a r g e o g r a p h i ca r e a w i t h i n a S t a t e . U n l e s s s p e c i f i e do t h e r w i s e i n t h i s p a r t , t h e l o c a l o f f i c ep e r f o r m i n g t h e f u n c t i o n s r e q u i r e d b yt h i s p a r t s h a l l b e t h e l o c a l E m p l o y -

m e n t S e r v i c e o f f i c e s e r v i n g t h e a r e aw h e r e t h e j o b o p p or t u n i t y i s l o c a t e d .

Notice of Findings m e a n s a n o t i c ew h i c h s e t s f o r t h e b a s e s u p o n w h i c h aCer t i fy i ng Of f i cer i n t ends t o deny al a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n u n l e s s t h e b a s e s a r es a t i s f a c t o r i l y r e b u t t e d .

Occupation designated for special han-

dling m e a n s a n o c c u p a t i o n , de s c r i b ed a t656.21a, for which DOL ha s det erm inedt h a t s p ec i a l l a b or m a r k e t t e s t s a r e a p -p r o p r i a t e .

Physicians (and/or surgeons) m e a n s

p e r s o n s w h o a p p l y t h e a r t a n d s c i e n c eo f m e d i c in e o r s u r g e r y p r i m a r i l y i n p a -t i e n t c a r e t o t h e d i a g n o s i s , p r e v e n t i o n ,a n d t r e a t m e n t o f h u m a n d i s e a s e s , d i s -o r d e r s o f t h e m i n d , a n d p r e g n a n c y .T h i s d e f i n i t i o n i n c l u d e s p e r s o n s p r a c -

t i c i n g m e d i c i n e , s u r g e r y , o s t e o p a t h y ,p s y c h i a t r y , a n d op t h a m o l o gy . T h e p h y -s i c i a n o r s u r g e o n m a y s p e c i a l i z e i nt r e a t i n g a s p e c i fi c a r e a o f t h e b o d y , o ra p a r t i c u l a r d i s ea s e , s e x , o r a g e g r o u p .

Professional n urses m e a n s p e r s o n s w h oa p p l y t h e a r t a n d s c i e n c e a n d n u r s i n g ,w h i c h r e f l e c t s c o m p r e h e n s i o n o f p r i n -c i p l es der i ved f rom t he phys i ca l , b i o -l o g i c a l , a n d b e h a v i o r a l s c i e n c e s . P r o -f e s s i o n a l n u r s i n g g e n e r a l l y i n c l u d e s

t h e m a k i n g o f c l i n i c a l j u d g e m e n t s c o n -c e r n i n g t h e o b s e r v a t i o n , c a r e , a n dc o u n s e l o f p e r s o n s r e q u i r i n g n u r s i n g

c a r e ; a n d a d m i n i s t e r i n g o f m e d i c i n e sa n d t r e a t m e n t s p r e sc r i be d b y t h e p h y -s i c i a n o r d e n t i s t ; t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i na c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e p r o m o t i o n o f h e a l t ha n d t h e p r e v e n t i o n o f i l ln e s s i n o t h e r s .A p r o g r a m o f s t u d y f o r p r o f e s s i o n a ln u r s e s g e n e r a l l y i n c l u d e s t h e o r y a n dp r a c t i c e i n c l i n i c a l a r e a s s u c h a s : o b -s t e t r i c s , s u r g e r y , p e d i a t r i c s , p s y c h i -a t r y , a n d m e d i c i n e . T h i s d e f i n i t i o n i n -c l u d e s o n l y t h o s e o c c u p a t i o n s w i t h i nOccupat i ona l Group No . 075 o f t he Dic-

t ionary of Occupational Tit le (4t h ed. )

Regional Administrator, Employment

and Training Adminis t ra t ion (RA) m e a n st h e c h i e f o f f i c i a l o f t h e E m p l o y m e n ta n d T r a i n i n g A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( E T A ) i na D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ( D O L ) r e g i o n a loff ice.

Schedule A m e a n s t h e l i s t o f o c c u p a -t i ons se t fo r t h a t 656 .10 , wi t h r espec tt o w h i c h t h e D i r e c t o r h a s d e t e r m i n e dt h a t t h e r e a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n t U n i t e dS t a t e s w o r k e r s w h o a r e a b l e , w i l l i n g ,q u a l i f i e d a n d a v a i l a b l e , a n d t h a t t h e



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e m p l o y m e n t o f a l i e n s i n s u c h o c c u p a -

t i o n s w i l l n o t a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h e

w a g e s a n d w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f

U n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s s i m i l a r l y e m -

p l oyed .

Schedule B m e a n s t h e l i s t o f o c c u p a -

t ions set for t h in 656.11, wi th r espect

t o w h i c h t h e D i r e c t o r h a s d e t e r m i n e d

t h a t t h e r e a r e g e n e r a l l y s u f f i c i e n t

U n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s w h o a r e a b l e ,

wi l l i ng , qua l i f i ed and ava i l ab l e , and

t h a t t h e e m p l oy m e n t o f a l i en s i n s u c h

o c c u p a t i o n s w i l l g e n e r a l l y a d v e r s e l y

a f f e c t t h e w a g e s a n d w o r k i n g c o n d i -t i o n s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s

s i m i l a r l y e m p l o y e d.

Secretary m e a n s t h e S e c r e t a r y o f

Labor , t he ch i ef o f f i c i a l o f t he U .S . De-

p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r , o r t h e S e c r e t a r y s

des i gnee .

Secretary of State m e a n s t h e c h i e f o ff i-

c i a l o f t h e U .S . D e pa r t m e n t o f S t a t e o r

t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e s d e si g n e e .

Uni ted S ta tes , w h e n u s e d i n a g e o -

g r a p h i c s e n s e , m e a n s t h e f i f t y S t a t e s ,

t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a , P u e r t o R i c o ,

t h e U . S . Vi r g i n I s la n d s , a n d G u a m .

United States Employment Service

(USES) m e a n s t h e a g e n c y o f t h e U . S .

D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r , e s t a b l i s h e dunder t he Wagner -Peyser Act (29 U.S .C.

49 et seq.) , w h i c h i s c h a r g e d w i t h a d -

m i n i s t e r i n g t h e n a t i o n a l s y s t e m o f

p u b l i c e m p l o y m e n t o f f i c e s ( t h e E m -

p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e ( E S ) S y s t e m ) a n d

w i t h c a r r y i n g o u t t h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e

Sec ret ar y un der sect ion 212(a)(14) of

t h e I m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l i t y A c t

(8 U.S .C. 1182(a)(14)).

Uni ted S ta tes workerm e a n s a n y w o r k -

er who i s a U .S . c i t i zen ; i s a U .S . na-

t i o n a l ; i s l a w f u l l y a d m i t t e d f o r p e r m a -

n e n t r e s i d e n c e; i s gr a n t e d t h e s t a t u s o f

a n a l i e n l a w f u l l y a d m i t t e d f o r p e r m a -

nen t reside nce u nder 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) ,

1161(a), or 1255a (a)(1); is ad m it t ed a s a

refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157; or i s grant -

ed a sylu m un der 8 U.S.C. 1158.


F R 11219, Ap r . 8, 1987; 52 FR 20596, J u ne 2,

1987; 56 FR 54930, Oct . 23, 1991. Red esi gn at ed

an d a m en ded a t 56 F R 54930, Oct. 23, 1991; 63

F R 13767, Ma r. 20, 1998; 65 F R 80238, Dec . 20,

2000]

Subpart BOccupational LaborCertification Determinations

656.10 Schedule A.

T h e D i r e c t o r , U n i t e d S t a t e s E m p l o y -

m e n t S e r v i c e ( D i r e c t o r ) , h a s d e t e r -

m i n e d t h a t t h e r e a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n tU n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s w h o a r e a b l e ,

wi l l i ng , qua l i f i ed , and ava i l ab l e fo r t he

occupat i ons l i s t ed be l ow on Schedule A

a n d t h a t t h e w a g e s a n d w o r k i n g c o n d i -

t i o n s o f U n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s s i m i -l a r l y e m p l o y e d w i l l n o t b e a d v e r s e l y

a f f e c t e d b y t h e e m p l o y m e n t o f a l i e n sin Schedule A o c c u p a t i o n s . A n a l i e n

s e e k i n g a l a b o r c e r t i fi c a t i o n f o r a n o c -c u p a t i o n l i s t e d o n Schedule A m a y

a p p l y f o r t h a t l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n p u r -

su an t t o 656.22.

S CHEDULE A

(a) Group I :

( 1) P e r s o n s w h o w i l l b e e m p l o y e d a s p h y s -

i c a l t h e r a p i s t s , a n d w h o p o ss e s s a l l t h e q u a l i -

f i c a t i o n s n e c e s s a r y t o t a k e t h e p h y s i c a l

t h e r a p i s t l i c e n si n g e xa m i n a t i o n i n t h e S t a t e

i n w h i c h t h e y p r o p o s e t o p r a c t i c e p h y s i c a l

t h e r a p y .

(2 ) Al iens who wi l l be employed as p ro fes -

s i o n a l n u r s e s ; a n d ( i ) w h o h a v e p a s s e d t h e

C o m m i s s i o n o n G r a d u a t e s o f F o r e i g n N u r s -i n g S c h o o l s ( C G F N S ) E x a m i n a t i o n ; o r ( i i )

w h o h o l d a f u l l a n d u n r e s t r i c t e d l i c e n s e t o

p r a c t i c e p r o f e s s i o n a l n u r s i n g i n t h e S t a t e o f

i n t e n d e d e m p l oy m e n t .

(3 ) Def in i t ions o f Group I occupa t ions :

(i ) P h y s i c a l t h e r a p i st m e a n s a p e r so n w h o

a p p l i e s t h e a r t a n d s c i e n c e o f p h y s i c a l t h e r -

a p y t o t h e t r e a t m e n t o f p a t i e n t s w i t h d i s -

a b i l i t i e s , d i s o r d e r s a n d i n j u r i e s t o r e l i e v e

p a i n , d e v e l o p o r r e s t o r e f u n c t i o n , a n d m a i n -

t a i n p e r f o r m a n c e , u s i n g p h y s i c a l m e a n s ,

s u c h a s e x e r c i s e, m a s s a g e , h e a t , w a t e r , l i gh t ,

a n d e l e c t r i c i t y , a s p r e s c r i b e d b y a p h y s i c i a n

(o r su rgeon) .

( i i ) P r o f e s s i o n a l n u r s e i s de f ined in

656.50.

(b ) Group I I :

A l i e n s ( ex c e p t f o r a l i e n s i n t h e p e r f or m i n g

a r t s ) of e xc e p t i o n a l a b i l i t y i n t h e s c i e n c e s or

a r t s i n c l u d i n g c o l l e g e a n d u n i v e r s i t y t e a c h -

e r s o f e x c e p t i o n a l a b i l i t y w h o h a v e b e e n

p r a c t i c i n g t h e i r s c i e n c e o r a r t d u r i n g t h e

y e a r p r i o r t o a p p l i c a t i o n a n d w h o i n t e n d t o

p r a c t i c e t h e s a m e s c i e n c e o r a r t i n t h e

U n i t e d S t a t e s . F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h i s g r o u p ,

t h e t e r m s c i e n c e o r a r t m e a n s a n y f i e l d o f

k n o w l e d ge a n d /o r s k i l l w i t h r e s p e c t t o w h i c h

c o l l e g e s a n d u n i v e r s i t i e s c o m m o n l y o f f e r

s p e c i a l i ze d c o u r s e s l e a d i n g t o a d e g r e e i n t h e

k n o w l e d g e a n d / o r s k i l l . A n a l i e n , h o w e v e r ,



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n e e d n o t h a v e s t u d i e d a t a c o l l e g e o r u n i v e r -

s i t y i n o r d e r t o q u a l i f y fo r t h e G r o u p I I oc c u -

p a t i o n .


F R 20596, J un e 2, 1987; 56 F R 54927, Oct . 23,

1991]

656.11 Schedule B.

( a ) T h e D i r e c t o r h a s d e t e r m i n e d t h a tt h e r e g e n e r a l l y a r e s u f f i c i e n t U n i t e dS t a t e s w o r k e r s w h o a r e a b l e , w i l l i n g ,q u a l i fi e d a n d a v a i l a b l e fo r t h e o c c u p a -t i ons l i s t ed be l ow on Schedule B a n dt h a t t h e w a g e s a n d w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s

o f U n i t e d S t a t e s w o r k e r s s i m i l a r l y e m -p l oyed wi l l genera l l y be adver se l y a f -f e c t e d b y t h e e m p l o y m e n t i n t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s o f a l i e n s i n Schedule Bo c c u p a t i o n s . A n e m p l o y e r s e e k i n g al a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n f o r a n o c c u p a t i o nl i s t ed on Schedule B m a y p e t i t i o n f o r awaiver pursuant to 656.23.

Schedule B

(1) Assem blers( 2) At t e n d a n t s , P a r k i n g L o t( 3) A t t e n d a n t s ( S e r v i c e W or k e r s s u c h

a s P e r s o n a l S e r v i c e A t t e n d a n t s ,A m u s e m e n t a n d R e c r e a t i o n S e r v i ce A t -t e n d a n t s )

( 4 ) A u t o m o b i l e S e r v i c e S t a t i o n A t -t e n d a n t s

(5) Bar t ender s(6) Bookk eeper s I I(7 ) Care t aker s(8) Cashier s(9) Char work er s an d Cl eaner s(10) Cha uf feu r s an d Ta x i cab Dr i ver s(11) C l eaner s , Ho t e l an d Mot e l(12) Clerk s, Gener al(13) Clerk s, Hot el(14 ) C l erks and Checker s , Grocery

S t o r e s(15) Clerk Ty pist s(16) Cook s, Shor t Or der( 17) Co u n t e r a n d F o u n t a i n W o r k e r s(18) Di n i ng Room At t en dan t s(19 ) El ec t r i c Truck Opera t o r s

(20) El eva t o r Opera t o r s(21) F l oo rwork er s(22) Groundskeepers(23) Guards(24) Hel per s , any i ndus t ry(25) Hotel Clea ner s(26) Househo l d Dom es t i c Ser v i ce

W o r k e r s(27) Housek eeper s(28) J an i t o r s(29) Key Pu nch Opera t o r s

(30) Ki t ch en Worker s

(31) La borer s , Com m on

(32) Labor er s , F ar m

(33) Labo rer s , Mine

(34) Loopers and Toppers

(35) Mat er i a l Hand l er s

(36) Nurse s Aides and Order l ies

( 3 7 ) P a c k e r s , M a r k e r s , B o t t l e r s a n dR e l a t e d

(38) Por ters

(39) Recept ionist s

(40) Sa i l o r s a nd Deck Hands

(41) Sa l es C l erk s , Genera l

(42 ) Sewi ng Mach i ne Opera t o r s andH a n d s t i t c h e r s

(43 ) S t ock Room and WarehouseW o r k e r s

(44) S t r ee t car a nd Bus Conduct o r s

(45) Tel ephon e Opera t o r s

( 46) T r u c k D r i v e r s a n d T r a c t o r D r i v -er s

(47) Typ i s t s , Lesser S k i l l ed

(48 ) Usher s , Recrea t i on and Amuse-m e n t

(49) Yard Wor k ers

(b ) Descriptions of Schedule B occupa-tions (1) Assemblers p e r f o r m o n e o rm o r e r e p e t i t i v e t a s k s t o a s s e m b le c o m -p o n e n t s a n d s u b a s s e m b l i e s u s i n g h a n do r p o w e r t o o l s t o m a s s p r o d u c e a v a r i -

e t y o f c o m p o n e n t s , p r o d u c t s o r e q u i p -m e n t . T h e y p e r f o r m s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a sr i ve t i ng , d r i l l i ng , f i l i ng , bo l t i ng , so l -der i ng , spo t wel d i ng , cemen t i ng , g l u -i n g , c u t t i n g a n d f i t t i n g . T h e y m a y u s ec l a m p s o r o t h e r w o r k a i d s t o h o l d p a r t sd u r i n g a s s e m b l y , i n s p e c t o r t e s t c o m -p o n e n t s , o r t e n d p r e v i o u s l y s e t - u p o ra u t o m a t i c m a c h i n e s .

(2) At tendants , Parking Lot p a r k a u t o -m o b i l e s f o r c u s t o m e r s i n p a r k i n g l o t so r g a r a g e s a n d m a y c o l l e c t f e e s b a s e do n t i m e s p a n o f p a r k i n g .

(3) Attendants (Service Workers such asPersonal Service At tendants , Amusement and Recreat ion Service At tendants) p e r -fo r m a v a r i et y o f r o u t i n e t a s k s a t t e n d -

i n g t o t h e p e r s o n a l n e e d s o f c u s t o m e r sa t s u c h p l a c e s a s a m u s e m e n t p a r k s ,b a t h h o u s e s , c l o t h i n g c h e c k - r o o m s , a n dd r e s s in g r o o m s , i n c l u d in g s u c h t a s k s a st a k i n g a n d i s s u i n g t i c k e t s , c h e c k i n ga n d i s s u i n g c l o t h i n g a n d s u p p l i e s ,c l e a n i n g p r e m i s e s a n d e q u i p m e n t , a n -s w e r i n g i n q u i r i e s , c h e c k i n g l i s t s , a n dm a i n t a i n i n g si m p l e r e c o r d s.

(4) Automobile Service Station Attend-an t s s e r v i c e a u t o m o t i v e v e h i c l e s w i t h



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f u e l , l u b r i c a n t s , a n d a u t o m o t i v e a c c e s -so r i es a t d r i ve- i n serv i ce f ac i l i t i es ;m a y a l s o c o m p u t e c h a r g e s a n d c o l l e c tf e es fr o m c u s t o m e r s .

(5) Bartenders p r e p a r e , m i x , a n d d i s -pense a l coho l i c beverages fo r consump-t i o n b y b a r c u s t o m e r s , a n d c o m p u t ea n d c o l l e c t c h a r g e s fo r d r i n k s .

(6) Bookkeepers II keep r eco rds o f onef a c e t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s f i n a n c i a lt r a n s a c t i o n s by m a i n t a i n i n g o n e s et o f b o o k s ; s p e c i a l i z e i n s u c h a r e a s a s a c -c o u n t s - p a y a b l e , a c c o u n t s - r e c e i va b l e , o ri n t e r e s t a c c r u e d r a t h e r t h a n a c o m -p l e t e se t o f r eco rds .

(7) Caretakers p e r f o r m a c o m b i n a t i o no f d u t i e s t o k e e p a p r i v a t e h o m e c l e a na n d i n g o o d c o n d it i o n s u c h a s c l e a n i n ga n d d u s t i n g f u r n i t u r e a n d f u r n i s h i n g s ,

h a l l w a y s a n d l a v a t o r i e s ; b e a t i n g ,v a c u u m i n g , a n d s c r u b b i n g r u g s ; w a s h -i ng wi ndows , wax i ng and po l i sh i ngf lo o r s ; r e m o v i n g a n d h a n g i n g d r a p e r i e s ;c l e a n i n g a n d o i l i n g fu r n a n c e s a n d o t h e re q u i p m e n t ; r e p a i r i n g m e c h a n i c a l a n de l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s ; a n d p a i n t i n g .

(8) Cashiers r e c e i v e p a y m e n t s m a d eby cus t omers fo r goods o r serv i ces ,m a k e c h a n g e , g i v e r e c e i p t s , o p e r a t ec a s h r e g i s t e r s , b a l a n c e c a s h a c c o u n t s ,

p r e p a r e b a n k d e p o s i t s a n d p e r f o r mo t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s .

(9) Charworkers and Cleaners k e e p t h ep r e m i s e s o f c o m m e r c i a l e s t a b l i s h -m e n t s , o f f i c e b u i l d i n g s , o r a p a r t m e n th o s u e s i n c l e a n a n d o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o nb y p e r f o r m i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o a s e t r o u -t i n e , s u c h t a s k s a s m o p p in g a n d s w e e p-i ng f l oo r s , dus t i ng and po l i sh i ng fu r -n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s , a n d v a c u u m i n gr u g s .

(10) Chauf feurs and Taxicab Driversd r i v e a u t o m o b i le s t o c o n v e y p a s s e n g e r sa c c o r d i n g t o t h e p a s s e n g e r s i n s t r u c -t i o n s .

(11) Cleaners, Hotel and Motel c l e a nh o t e l r o o m s a n d h a l l s , s w e e p a n d m o p

f l o o r s , d u s t f u r n i t u r e , e m p t y w a s t e -b a s k e t s , a n d m a k e b e d s .

(12) Clerks, General p e r f o r m a v a r i e t yo f r o u t i n e c l e r i c a l t a s k s n o t r e q u i r i n gk n o w l e d g e o f s y s t e m s o r p r o c e d u r e ss u c h a s c o p y i n g a n d p o s t i n g d a t a ,p r o o f r e a d i n g r e c o r d s o r f o r m s , c o u n t -i n g , w e i g h i n g , o r m e a s u r i n g m a t e r i a l ,r o u t i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , a n s w e r i n gt e l e p h o n e s , c o n v e y i n g m e s s a g e s , a n dr u n n i n g e r r a n d s .

(13) Clerks, Hotel p e r f o r m a v a r i e t y o f r o u t i n e t a s k s t o s e r v e h o t e l g u e s t ss u c h a s r e g i s t e r i n g g u e s t s , d i s p e n s i n gk e y s , d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l , c ol l e c t i n g p a y -m e n t s , a n d a d j u s t i n g c o m p l a i n t s .

(14) Clerks an d Check ers, Grocery Storesi t e m i z e , t o t a l , a n d r e c e i v e p a y m e n t sf or p u r c h a s e s i n g r o c e r y s t o r e s , u s u a l l y

u s i n g c a s h r e g i s t e r s ; o f t e n a s s i s t c u s -t o m e r s i n l o c a t i n g i t e m s , s t o c k s h e l v e s , a n d k e e p s t o c k - c o n t r o l a n ds a l e s -t r a n s a c t i o n r e c o r d s.

(15) Clerk Typists p e r f o r m g e n e r a lc l e r i c a l w o r k w h i c h , f o r t h e m a j o r i t yo f d u t i e s , r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f t y p e -w r i t e r s : pe r f or m s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a s t y p -i ng r epor t s , b i l l s , app l i ca t i on fo rms ,s h i p p i n g t i c k e t s , a n d o t h e r m a t t e r sf rom c l er i ca l r eco rds , fi l i ng r eco rds andr e p o r t s , p o s t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t or e c o r d s , s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g m a i l ,a n s w e r i n g p h o n e s a n d s i m i l a r d u t i e s .

(16) CooksShort Order p r e p a r e a n dc o o k t o o r d e r a l l k i n d s o f s h o r t - p r e p a -r a t i o n - t i m e f o o d s ; m a y p e r f o r m s u c ha c t i v i t i e s a s c a r v i n g m e a t s , f i l l i n g o r -d e r s f r o m a s t e a m t a b l e , p r e p a r i n gs a n d w i c h e s , s a l a d s a n d b e v e r a g e s , a n ds e r v i n g m e a l s o ve r a c o u n t e r .

(17) Counter and Fountain Workers

s e r v e f o o d t o p a t r o n s a t l u n c h r o o mc o u n t e r s , c a f e t e r i a s , s o d a f o u n t a i n s , o rs i m i l a r p u b l i c e a t i n g p l a c e s ; t a k e o r -d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s a n d f r e q u e n t l yp r e p a r e s i m p l e i t e m s , s u c h a s d e s e r td i s h e s ; i t e m i z e a n d t o t a l c h e c k s ; r e -c e iv e p a y m e n t a n d m a k e c h a n g e ; c l ea nw or k a r e a s a n d e q u i pm e n t .

(18) Dining Room At tendants f a c i l i t a t efood serv i ce i n ea t i ng p l aces by per -f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a s r e m o v i n g d i r t yd i shes , r ep l en i sh i ng l i nen and s i l vers u p p l i e s , s e r v i n g w a t e r a n d b u t t e r t op a t r o n s , a n d c l e a n i n g a n d p o l i s h i n ge q u i p m e n t .

(19) Electric Truck Operators dr i vegaso l i ne- o r e l ec t r i c -powered i ndus t r i a l

t r u c k s o r t r a c t o r s e q u i p p e d w i t h f o r k -l i ft , e l e v a t i n g p l a t f o r m , o r t r a i l e r h i t c ht o m o v e a n d s t a c k e q u i p m e n t a n d m a -t e r i a l s i n a w a r e h o u s e , s t o r a g e y a r d , o rf a c t o r y .

(20) Elevator Operators o p e r a t e e l e -v a t o r s t o t r a n s p o r t p a s s e n g e r s a n df re i gh t be t ween bu i l d i ng fl oo r s .

(21) Floorworkers p e r f o r m a v a r i e t y o f r o u t i n e t a s k s i n s u p p o r t o f o t h e r w o r k -e r s i n a n d a r o u n d s u c h w o r k s i t e s a s



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f a c t o r y f l o o r s a n d s e r v i c e a r e a s , f r e -q u e n t l y a t t h e b e c k a n d c a l l o f o t h e r s ;p e r f o r m s u c h t a s k s a s c l e a n i n g f l o o r s ,m a t e r i a l s a n d e q u i p m e n t , d i s t r i b u t i n gm a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s t o w o r k e r s , r u n -n i n g e r r a n d s , d e l i v e r i n g m e s s a g e s ,e m p t y i n g c o n t a i n e r s , a n d r e m o v i n gm a t e r i a l s f r o m w o r k a r e a s t o s t o r a g eo r s h i p p i n g a r e a s .

(22) Groundskeepers m a i n t a i n g r o u n dso f i n d u s t r i a l , c o m m e r c i a l , o r p u b l i cp r o p e r t y i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n b y p e r -f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a s c u t t i n g l a w n s ,t r i m m i n g h e d ge s , p r u n i n g t r e e s , r e p a i r -

i ng f ences , p l an t i ng f l owers , and shov-e l i ng snow.

(23) Guards g u a r d a n d p a t r o l p r e m i s e so f i n d u s t r i a l o r b u s i n e s s e s t a b l i s h -m e n t s o r s i m i l a r t y p e s o f p r o p e r t y t op r e ve n t t h e ft a n d o t h e r c r i m e s a n d p r e -v e n t p o s s i bl e i n j u r y t o o t h e r s .

(24) Helpers (any industry) p e r f o r m av a r i e t y o f d u t i e s t o a s s i s t o t h e r w o r k -e r s w h o a r e u s u a l l y o f a h i g h e r l e v e l of c o m p e t e n c y o f e x pe r t n e s s b y fu r n i s h i n gs u c h w o r k e r s w i t h m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n ds u p p l i e s , c l e a n i n g w o r k a r e a s , m a -c h i n e s a n d e q u i p m e n t , f e e d i n g o ro f fbear i ng mach i nes , and / o r ho l d i ngm a t e r i a l s o r t o ol s .

(25) Hotel Cleaners p e r f o r m r o u t i n e

t a s k s t o k e e p h o t e l p r e m i s e s n e a t a n dc l e a n s u c h a s c l e a n i n g r u g s , w a s h i n gwal l s , ce i l i ngs and wi ndows , mov i ngf u r n i t u r e , m o p p i n g a n d w a x i n g f l o o r s ,a n d p o li s h i n g m e t a l w o r k .

(26) Household Domestic Service Work-ers p e r f o r m a v a r i e t y o f t a s k s i n p r i -v a t e h o u s e h o l d s , s u c h a s c l e a n i n g ,d u s t i n g , w a s h i n g , i r o n i n g , m a k i n gb e d s , m a i n t a i n i n g c l o t h e s , m a r k e t i n g ,cook i ng , se rv i ng food , and car i ng fo rch i l d ren o r d i sab l ed per sons . Th i s def i -n i t i o n , h o w e v e r , a p p l i e s o n l y t o w o r k -e r s w h o h a v e h a d l e s s t h a n o n e y e a r o f d o c u m e n t e d f u l l - t i m e p a i d e x p e r i e n c ei n t h e t a s k s t o b e p e r f o r m e d , w o r k i n go n a l i v e -i n o r l i v e -o u t b a s i s i n p r i v a t e

h o u s e h o l d s or i n p u b l i c o r p r i v a t e i n s t i -t u t i o n s o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h e r e t h ew o r k e r h a s p e r f o r m e d t a s k s e q u i v a l e n tt o t a s k s n o r m a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h em a i n t e n a n c e o f a p r i v a t e h o u s e h o l d .T h i s d e f in i t i o n d o e s n o t i n c l u d e h o u s e -h o l d w o r k e r s w h o p r i m a r i l y p r o v i d eh e a l t h o r in s t r u c t i o n a l s e r v i c e s.

(27) Housekeepers s u p e r v i s e w o r k e r se n g a g e d i n m a i n t a i n i n g i n t e r i o r s o f c o m m e r c i a l r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g s i n a

c l e a n a n d o r d e r l y f a s h i o n , a s s ig n d u t i e st o c l e a n e r s ( h o t e l a n d m o t e l ) ,c h a r w o r k e r s , a n d h o t e l c l e a n e r s , i n -s p e c t f i n i s h e d w o r k , a n d m a i n t a i n s u p -p l i es o f e q u i p m e n t a n d m a t e r i a l s .

(28) Janitors keep ho t e l s , o f f i ce bu i l d -i n g s , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e s , o r s i m i l a rb u i l d i n g s i n c l e a n a n d o r d e r l y c o n d i -t i o n , a n d t e n d f u r n a c e s a n d b o i l e r s t op r o v i d e h e a t a n d h o t w a t e r ; p e r f o r ms u c h t a s k s a s s w e e p i n g a n d m o p p i n gf l o o r s , e m p t y i n g t r a s h c o n t a i n e r s , a n dd o i n g m i n o r p a i n t i n g a n d p l u m b i n g r e -p a i r s ; o ft e n m a i n t a i n t h e i r r e s i de n c e a t

t h e i r p l a c e s o f w o r k .(29) Keypunch Operators , u s i n g m a -

c h i n e s s im i l a r i n a c t i o n t o t y p e w r i t e r s ,p u n c h h o l e s i n c a r d s i n s u c h a p o s it i o nt h a t e a c h h o l e c a n b e i d e n t i f ie d a s r e p -r e s e n t i n g a s p e c i f i c i t e m o f i n f o r m a -t i o n . T h e s e p u n c h e d c a r d s m a y b e u s e dw i t h e l e c t r o n i c c o m p u t e r s o r t a b -u l a t i n g m a c h i n e s.

(30) Kitchen Workers p e r f o r m r o u t i n et a s k s i n t h e k i t c h e n s o f r e s t a u r a n t s .T h e i r p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t om a i n t a i n w o r k a r e a s a n d e q u ip m e n t i na c l e a n a n d o r d e r l y f a s h i o n b y p e r -f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a s m o p p i n g f l o o r s ,r e m o v i n g t r a s h , w a s h i n g po t s a n d p a n s ,t r a n s f e r r i n g s u p p l i e s a n d e q u i p m e n t ,

a n d w a s h i n g a n d p e e l i n g v e ge t a b l e s.(31) Laborers, Common p e r f o r m r o u -

t i n e t a s k s , u p o n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d a c -c o r d i n g t o s e t r o u t i n e , in a n i n d u s t r i a l ,c o n s t r u c t i o n o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g e n v i -r o n m e n t s u c h a s l o a d i n g a n d m o v i n ge q u i p m e n t a n d s u p p l i e s , cl e a n i n g w o r k a r e a s , a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g t o o l s .

(32) Laborers, Farm p l a n t , c u l t i v a t e ,a n d h a r v e s t f a r m p r o d u c t s , f o l l o w i n gt h e i n s t r u c t i o n s o f s u p e r v i s o r s , o f t e nw o r k i n g a s m e m b e r s o f a t e a m . T h e i rt y p i c a l t a s k s a r e w a t e r i n g a n d f e e d i n gl i v es t o c k , p i c k i n g f r u i t a n d v e g e t a b l e s ,a n d c l e a n i n g s t o r a g e a r e a s a n d e q u i p -m e n t .

(33) Laborers, Mine p e r f o r m r o u t i n e

t a s k s i n u n d e r g r o u n d o r s u r f a c e m i n e s ,p i t s , o r q u a r r i e s , or a t t i p p l e s , m i l l s, o rp r e p a r a t i o n p l a n t s s u c h a s c l e a n i n gw o r k a r e a s , s h o v e l i n g c o a l o n t o c o n -v e y o r s , p u s h i n g m i n e c a r s f r o m w o r k -i n g f a c e s t o h a u l a g e r o a d s , a n d l o a d i n go r s o r t i n g m a t e r i a l o n t o w h e e l b a r r o w s .

(34) Loopers and Toppers ( i ) t e n d m a -c h i n e s t h a t s h e a r n a p , l o o s e t h r e a d s ,a n d k n o t s f r o m c l o t h s u r f a c e s t o g i v eu n i f or m f in i s h a n d t e x t u r e , ( ii ) op e r a t e



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l o o p i n g m a c h i n e s t o c l o s e o p e n i n g s i nt h e t o e s o f s e a m l e s s h o s e o r j o i n k n i t -t e d g a r m e n t p a r t s , (i i i ) l o o p st i t c h e s o rr i b b e d g a r m e n t p a r t s o n t h e p o i n t s o f t r a n s f e r b a r s t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e t r a n s f e ro f g a r m e n t p a r t s t o t h e n e e d l es o f k n i t -t i n g m a c h i n e s.

(35) Material Handlers l oad , un l oad ,a n d c o n v e y m a t e r i a l s w i t h i n o r n e a rp l a n t s , y a r d s , o r w o r k s i t e s u n d e r s p e -c i fi c i n s t r u c t i o n s .

(36) Nurses Aides and Orderlies ass i s ti n t h e c a r e o f h o s p i t a l p a t i e n t s b y p e r -f o r m i n g s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a s b a t h i n g ,

d r e s s i n g a n d u n d r e s s i n g p a t i e n t s a n dg i v i ng a l coho l rubs , se rv i ng and co l -l e c t i n g f o o d t r a y s , c l e a n i n g a n d s h a v -i n g h a i r f r o m t h e s k i n a r e a s o f o p e r a -t i v e c a s e s , l i f t i n g p a t i e n t s o n t o a n df r o m b e d s , t r a n s p o r t i n g p a t i e n t s t ot r e a t m e n t u n i t s , c h a n g i n g b e d l i n e n s ,r u n n i n g e r r a n d s , a n d d i r e c t i n g v i s it o r s .

(37) Packers , Markers , Bot t lers , and R e-lated p a c k p r o d u c t s i n t o c o n t a i n e r s ,s u c h a s c a r t o n s o r c r a t e s , m a r k i de n t i -f y i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n a r t i c l e s , i n s u r et h a t f i l l e d b o t t l e s a r e p r o p e r l y s e a l e da n d m a r k e d , o ft e n w o r k i n g i n t e a m s o no r a t e n d o f a s se m b l y l i n e s .

(38) Porters ( i) c a r r y b a g g a g e b y h a n do r h a n d t r u c k f o r a i r l i n e , r a i l r o a d o r

b u s p a s s e n g e r s , a n d p e r f o r m r e l a t e dp e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s i n a n d a r o u n d p u b l i ct r a n s p or t a t i o n e n v ir o n m e n t s .

( i i ) Keep bu i l d i ng p remi ses , work i nga r e a s i n p r o d u c t i o n d e p a r t m e n t s o f i n -d u s t r i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , o r s i m i l a r s i t e si n c l e a n a n d o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n .

(39) Receptionists r e c e i v e c l i e n t s o rc u s t o m e r s c o m i n g i n t o e s t a b l is h m e n t s ,a s c e r t a i n t h e i r w a n t s , a n d d i r e ct t h e ma c c o r d i n g l y ; p e r fo r m s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a sa r r a n g i n g a p po i n t m e n t s , d ir e c t i n g c a l l -e r s t o t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n s , r e c o r d i n gn a m e s , t i m e s , n a t u r e o f b u s i n e s s a n dp e r s o n s s e e n a n d a n s w e r i n g p h o n e s.

(40) Sai lors and Deck Hands s t a n dd e c k w a t c h e s a n d p e r f o r m a v a r i e t y o f

t a s k s t o p r e s e r v e p a i n t e d s u r f a c e s o f s h i p s a n d t o m a i n t a i n l i n e s , r u n n i n gg e a r , a n d c a r g o h a n d l i n g g e a r i n s a f eo p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n ; p e r f o r m s u c ht a s k s a s m o p p i n g d e c k s , c h i p p i n g r u s t ,p a i n t i n g c h i p p e d a r e a s , a n d s p l i c i n grope .

(41) Sales Clerks, General r e c e i v e p a y -m e n t f o r m e r c h a n d i s e i n r e t a i l e s t a b -l i s h m e n t s , w r a p o r b a g m e r c h a n d i s e ,a n d k e e p s h e lv e s s t o c k e d .

(42) Sewing Machine Operators andHand-Sti tchers ( i ) opera t e s i ng l e- o rm u l t i p l e - n e e d l e s e w i n g m a c h i n e s t o

j o i n p a r t s i n t h e m a n u f a c t u r e o f s u c hp r o d u c t s a s a w n i n g s , c a r p e t s , a n dg l oves ; spec i a l i ze i n one t ype o f sewi ngm a c h i n e l i m i t e d t o j o i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s .

( ii ) J o i n a n d r e i n f or c e p a r t s o f a r t i -

c l e s s u c h a s g a r m e n t s a n d c u r t a i n s ,s e w b u t t o n - h o l e s a n d a t t a c h f a s t e n e r st o s u c h a r t i c l e s , o r s e w d e c o r a t i v et r i m m i n g s o n s u c h a r t i c l e s , u s i n g n e e -d l e s a n d t h r e a d s .

(43) Stock Room and Warehouse Work-ers r e c e i v e , s t o r e , s h i p , a n d d i s t r i b u t em a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d p r o d -u c t s w i t h i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a s d i r e c t e db y o t h e r s .

(44) Streetcar and Bus Conductors co l -

l e c t f a r e s o r t i c k e t s f r o m p a s s e n g e r s ,i s s u e t r a n s f e r s , o p e n a n d c l o s e d o o r s ,a n n o u n c e s t o p s , a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s , a n ds i g n a l op e r a t o r s t o s t a r t o r s t o p .

(45) Telephone Operators o p e r a t e t e l e -p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d s t o r e l a y i n c o m i n ga n d i n t e r n a l c a l l s t o p h o n e s i n a n e s -t a b l i s h m e n t , a n d m a k e c o n n e c t i o n sw i t h e x t e r n a l l i n e s f o r o u t g o i n g c a l l s ;o f t e n t a k e m e s s a g e s , s u p p l y i n f o r m a -t i o n a n d k e e p r e c o r d s o f c a l l s a n d

c h a r g e s ; o f t e n a r e i n v o l v e d p r i m a r i l yi n e s t a b l i s h i n g , o r a i d i n g t e l e p h o n euser s i n es t ab l i sh i ng , l oca l o r l ong d i s -

t a n c e t e l e p h o n e co n n e c t i o n s .

(46) Truck Drivers and Tractor Drivers(i ) dr i v e t r u c k s t o t r a n s p or t m a t e r i a l s ,m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u i p m e n t o r p e o p l e t oa n d f r o m s p e c i f i e d d e s t i n a t i o n s , s u c ha s p l a n t s , r a i l r o a d s t a t i o n s , a n d o f fi c e s .

( ii ) D r i v e t r a c t o r s t o m o v e m a t e r i a l s ,d r a w i m p l e m e n t s , p u l l o u t o b j e c t si m b e d d e d i n t h e g r o u n d , o r p u l l c a b l e so f wi nches t o r a i se , l ower , o r l oadh e a v y m a t e r i a ls o r e q u ip m e n t .

(47) Typists, Lesser Skil led t y p es t r a i g h t - c o p y m a t e r i a l , s u c h a s l e t t e r s ,r epo r t s , s t enc i l s , and addresses , f rom

d r a f t s o r c o r r e c t e d c o p i e s . T h e y a r e n o tr e q u i r e d t o p r e p a r e m a t e r i a l s i n v ol v i n gt h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f c o m p l i c a t e d t e c h -n i c a l t e r m i n o l o g y , t h e a r r a n g e m e n ta n d s e t t i n g o f c o m p l e x t a b u l a r d e t a i lo r s i m i l a r i t e m s . T h e i r t y p i n g s pe e d i nEng l i sh does no t exceed 52 words perm i n u t e o n a m a n u a l t y p e wr i t e r a n d /o r6 0 w o r d s p e r m i n u t e o n a n e l e c t r i ct y p e w r i t e r a n d t h e i r e r r o r r a t e i s 1 2 o rm o r e e r r o r s p e r 5 m i n u t e t y p i n g p e r i od



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o n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e b u s i n e s s c o r r e s p o n d -e n c e .

(48) Ushers (Recreat ion and Amuse-ment ) a s s i s t p a t r o n s a t e n t e r t a i n m e n te v e n t s t o fi n d s e a t s , s e a r c h f o r l o st a r -t i c l e s , a n d l o c a t e f a c i l i t i e s .

(49) Y ard Workers m a i n t a i n t h eg rounds o f p r i va t e r es i dences i n goodo r d e r b y p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s a sm o w i n g a n d w a t e r i n g l a w n s , p l a n t i n gf l o w e r s a n d s h r u b s , a n d r e p a i r i n g a n dp a i n t i n g f e n c e s . T h e y w o r k o n t h e i n -s t r u c t i o n s o f p r i v a t e e m p l o y e r s .

(c ) Requests for waivers from Schedule

B . A n y e m p l o y e r w h o d e s i r e s a l a b o rc e r t i f i c a t i o n i n v o l v i n g a Schedule B oc-c u p a t i o n m a y r e q u e s t s u c h a w a i v e r b ys u b m i t t i n g a w r i t t e n r e q u e s t a l o n gw i t h t h e Application for Alien Employ-ment Certi f ication f o r m a t t h e a p p r o -p r i a t e l o c a l e m p l o y m e n t s e r v i c e o f f i c epur sua nt t o 656.23.

( d ) T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r m a y r e v i s eSchedule B f r o m t i m e t o t i m e o n t h eA d m i n i s t r a t o r s o w n i n i t i a t i v e , u p o nt h e r e q u e s t o f a R e g i o n a l A d m i n i s -t r a t o r , E m p l o y m e n t a n d T r a i n i n g A d -m i n i s t r a t i o n , o r u p o n t h e w r i t t e n r e -q u e s t o f a n y o t h e r p e r s o n w h i c h s e t sf o r t h r e a s o n a b l e g r o u n d s t h e r e f o r .S u c h r e q u e s t s s h o u l d b e m a i l e d t o t h e

A d m i n i s t r a t o r , U n i t e d S t a t e s E m p l o y -men t Serv i ce , room 8000 , Pa t r i ck Henry Bu i l d i ng , 601 D S t r ee t , NW. ,Was hin gt on , DC 20213.


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Subpart CLabor CertificationProcess

656.20 General filing instructions.

( a ) A r e q u e s t f o r a l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o no n b e h a l f o f a n y a l i e n w h o i s r e q u i r e db y t h e A c t t o b e c o m e a b e n e fi c i a r y o f al a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n i n o r d e r t o o b t a i np e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n t s t a t u s i n t h e

U n i t e d S t a t e s m a y b e f i le d a s f o ll o w s:(1 ) Excep t as p rov i ded i n parag raphs

(a) (2) t h rough (4) o f t h i s sec t i on , an ap -p l i ca t i o n fo r a l a b o r c e r t i fi c a t i o n s h a l lb e f i l e d p u r s u a n t t o t h i s s e c t i o n a n d656.21.

(2 ) An empl oyer seek i ng a l abo r cer -t i f i c a t i o n f o r a n o c c u p a t i o n d e s i g n a t e dfo r spec i a l hand l i ng sha l l app l y fo r al a b o r c e r t i f ic a t i o n p u r s u a n t t o t h i s s e c -t ion a nd 656.21a .

(3 ) An a l i en seek i ng l abo r cer t i f i -c a t i o n f o r a n o c c u p a t i o n l i s t e d o nSchedule A m a y a p p l y f o r a l a b o r c e r -t i f ic a t i o n p u r s u a n t t o t h i s s e ct i o n a n d656.22.

(4 ) An empl oyer seek i ng a l abo r cer -t i f i c a t i o n f o r a n o c c u p a t i o n l i s t e d o nSchedule B s h a l l a p p l y f or a w a i v e r a n da l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n p u r s u a n t t o t h i ssec t ion a nd 656.21 an d 656.23.

(b ) (1 ) Al i ens and empl oyer s mayh a v e a g e n t s r e p r es e n t t h e m t h r o u g h o u tt h e l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n p r o c e s s . I f a na l i e n a n d / o r a n e m p l o y e r i n t e n d s t o b e

r e p r e s e n t e d b y a n a g e n t , t h e a l i e n a n d / o r t h e e m p l o y e r s h a l l s i g n t h e s t a t e -m e n t s e t f o r t h o n t h e Application for

Alien Employment Certi f ication f o r m :T h a t t h e a g e n t i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h ea l i e n a n d / o r e m p l o y e r a n d t h a t t h ea l i e n a n d / o r e m p l o y e r t a k e s f u l l r e -s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e a c c u r a c y o f a n yr e p r es e n t a t i o n s m a d e b y t h e a g e n t .

( 2 ) A l i e n s a n d e m p l o y e r s m a y h a v ea t t o r n e y s r e p r e s e n t t h e m . E a c h a t t o r -n e y s h a l l fi l e a n o t i c e o f a p pe a r a n c e o nI m m i g r a t i o n a n d N a t u r a l i z a t i o n S e r v -i c e (I N S ) F o r m G 28, n a m i n g t h e a t t o r -ney s c l i en t o r c l i en t s . Whenever , undert h i s p a r t , a n y n o t i c e o r o t h e r d o c u -m e n t i s r e q u i r e d t o b e s e n t t o a n e m -

p l o y e r o r a l i e n , t h e d o c u m e n t s h a l l b es e n t t o t h e i r a t t o r n e y or a t t o r n e y s w h ohave f i l ed no t i ces o f appearance on INSF o r m G 28, i f t h e y h a v e s u c h a n a t t o r -n e y o r a t t o r n e y s .

( 3) (i ) It i s c o n t r a r y t o t h e b e s t i n t e r -e s t s o f U . S . w o r k e r s t o h a v e t h e a l i e na n d /o r a g e n t s o r a t t o r n e y s fo r t h e a l i e np a r t i c i p a t e i n i n t e r v i e w i n g o r c o n s i d -er i ng U.S . worker s fo r t he j ob o f f eredt h e a l i e n . A s t h e b e n e f i ci a r y o f a l a b o rc e r t i f i c a t i o n a p p l i ca t i o n , t h e a l i e n c a n -n o t r e p r e s e n t t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f U . S .w o r k e r s i n t h e j o b o p p o r t u n i t y . T h ea l i e n s a g e n t a n d / o r a t t o r n e y c a n n o tr e p r e s e n t t h e a l i e n e f f e c t i v e l y a n d a tt h e s a m e t i m e t r u l y b e s e e k i n g U . S .

w o r k e r s f o r t h e j o b o p po r t u n i t y . T h e r e -f or e , t h e a l i e n a n d /o r t h e a l i e n s a g e n ta n d / o r a t t o r n e y m a y n o t i n t e r v i e w o rcons i der U .S . worker s fo r t he j ob o f -f er e d t o t h e a l i e n , u n l e s s t h e a g e n t a n d / o r a t t o r n e y i s t h e e m p l o y e r s r e p -r e s e n t a t i v e a s d e s c r i b e d i n p a r a g r a p h(b)(3)( i i ) of th is sect ion.

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b e t h e p e r s o n w h o n o r m a l l y i n t e r v i e w so r c o n s i d e r s , on b e h a l f o f t h e e m p l o y e r ,a p p l i c a n t s f o r j o b op p o r t u n i t i e s s u c h a st h a t o ff e r e d t h e a l i e n , b u t w h i c h d o n o ti n v o l ve l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n s .

(4) No per son un der su spens i on o r d i s -b a r m e n t f r o m p r a c t i c e b e f o r e t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s D e pa r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e sB o a r d o f I m m i g r a t i o n A p p e a l s p u r s u -an t t o 8 CFR 292.3 sha l l be perm i t t ed t oa c t a s a n a g e n t , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , o r a t -t o r n e y f o r a n e m p l o y e r a n d / o r a l i e nu n d e r t h i s p a r t .

( c ) Job o f f er s f i l ed on beha l f o f a l i ens

o n t h e Application for Alien EmploymentCertification f o r m m u s t c l e a r l y s h o wt h a t :

(1 ) The empl oyer has enough fundsa v a i l a b l e t o p a y t h e w a g e o r s a l a r y o f -f e r e d t h e a l i e n ;

(2 ) The wage o f f ered equal s o r ex -c e e d s t h e p r e v a i l i n g w a g e d e t e r m i n e dpur suan t t o 656 .40 , and t he wage t hee m p l o y e r w i l l p a y t o t h e a l i e n w h e nt h e a l i e n b e g i n s w or k w i l l eq u a l o r e x -c e e d t h e p r e v a i l i n g w a g e w h i c h i s a p -p l i c a b l e a t t h e t i m e t h e a l i e n b e g i n sw o r k ;

(3 ) The wage o f f ered i s no t based onc o m m i s s i o n s , b o n u s e s o r o t h e r i n c e n -t i v e s , u n l e ss t h e e m p l oy e r g u a r a n t e e s a

wage pa i d on a week l y , b i -week l y , o rm o n t h l y b a s i s;

(4) The em pl oyer wi l l be ab l e t o p l acet h e a l i e n o n t h e p a y r o l l o n o r b e f o r et h e d a t e o f t h e a l i e n s p r o p o s e d e n -t r a n c e in t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ;

(5 ) The j ob oppor t un i t y does no t i n -v o l v e u n l a w f u l d i s c r i m i n a t i o n b y r a c e ,c reed , co l o r , na t i ona l o r i g i n , age , sex ,r e l i g i on , hand i cap , o r c i t i zensh i p ;

(6 ) The empl oyer s j ob oppor t un i t y i sn o t :

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( i i ) A t i s sue i n a l abo r d i spu t e i nvo l v -

i n g a w o r k s t o p pa g e ;(7 ) The empl oyer s j ob oppor t un i t y s

t e r m s , c o n d i t i o n s a n d o c c u p a t i o n a l e n -v i r on m e n t a r e n o t c o n t r a r y t o F e d e r a l ,S t a t e o r l oc a l l a w ; a n d

( 8) T h e j o b o p po r t u n i t y h a s b e e n a n di s c l e a r l y o p e n t o a n y q u a l i f i e d U . S .w o r k e r .

(9 ) The cond i t i ons o f empl oymen tl i s t ed i n parag raphs ( c ) (1 ) t h rough (8 )o f t h i s sec t i on sha l l be sworn (o r a f -

f i r m e d ) t o , u n d e r p e n a l t y o f p e r j u r ypur sua nt t o 28 U.S.C. 1746, on t he Appli-cation for Alien Employment Certi f icationf o r m .

(d ) I f t he app l i ca t i on i nvo l ves l abo rc e r t i f i c a t i o n a s a p h y s i c i a n ( o r s u r -geon) ( excep t a phys i c i an (o r su rgeon)o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e n o w n ), t h e l a b o r c e r -t i f i c a t i o n a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l i n c l u d e t h ef ol l o wi n g d o c u m e n t a t i o n :

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( i i ) D o c u m e n t a t i o n w h i c h s h o w sc l ea r l y t h a t :

(A) Th e a l i en was on J an uar y 9 , 1978,a d o c t o r o f m e d i c i n e f u l l y a n d p e r m a -n e n t l y l i c e n se d t o p r a c t i c e m e d i c i n e ina S t a t e w i t h i n t h e U n it e d S t a t e s ;

(B) The a l i en was on J an uar y 9 , 1978,p r a c t i c i n g m e d i c i n e i n a S t a t e w i t h i nt h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ; o r

( i i i ) T h e a l i e n i s a g r a d u a t e o f as c h o o l o f m e d i c i n e a c c r e d i t e d b y abody o r bod i es app roved fo r t he pu rpose

b y t h e S e c r e t a r y o f E d u c a t i o n o r t h a tSecre t a ry s des i gnee ( r egard l ess o f w h e t h e r s u c h s c h o o l o f m e d i c i n e i s i nt h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ).

( e ) W h e n e v e r a n y d o c u m e n t i s s u b -m i t t e d t o a S t a t e o r F e d e r a l a g e n c yp u r s u a n t t o t h i s pa r t , t h e d oc u m e n t e i -t h e r s h a l l b e in t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e o rs h a l l b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a w r i t t e nt r a n s l a t i o n i n t o t h e E n g l is h l a n g u a g e ,c e r t i fi e d by t h e t r a n s l a t o r a s t o t h e a c -c u r a c y o f t h e t r a n s l a t i o n a n d h i s / h e rc o m p e t e n c y t o t r a n s l a t e .

( f) T h e f o r m s r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h i s p a r tf o r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o na r e a v a i l a b l e a t U . S . C o n s u l a r o f f i c e sa b r o a d , a t I N S o f f i c e s i n t h e U n i t e d

S t a t e s , a n d a t l o c a l o f f i c e s o f t h eS t a t e ; j o b s e r v i c e a g e n c i e s . T h e f o r m sw i l l c o n t a i n i n s t r u c t i o n s o n h o w t oc o m p l y w i t h t h e d o c u m e n t a t i o n r e -q u i r e m e n t s f or a p p l y i n g f or a l a b o r c e r -t i f i c a t i o n u n d e r t h i s p a r t .

(g ) (1 ) In app l i ca t i ons f i l ed under656.21 (Bas ic P ro cess ), 656.21a (Spe cia lHan dl ing) a nd 656.22 (Sch edule A) , th ee m p l oy e r s h a l l d oc u m e n t t h a t n o t i c e o f t he f i l i ng o f t he App l i ca t i on fo r Al i en



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E m p l o y m e n t C e r t i f i c a t i o n w a s p r o -v i ded :

( i ) T o t h e b a r g a i n i n g r e p r e s e n t a -t i ve( s ) ( i f any ) o f t he empl oyer s em-p l o y e e s i n t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a -t i o n f o r w h i c h c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e j o bo p p o r t u n i t y i s s o u g h t i n t h e e m p l o y -e r s l o c a t i o n ( s ) i n t h e a r e a o f i n t e n d e de m p l o y m e n t .

( i i ) I f t here i s no such ba rga i n i ng r ep -r e s e n t a t i v e , b y p o s t e d n o t i c e t o t h ee m p l o y e r s e m p l o y e e s a t t h e f a c i li t y o rl o c a t i o n o f t h e e m p l o y m e n t . T h e n o -t i ce sha l l be pos t ed fo r a t l eas t 10 con-

s e c u t i v e d a y s . T h e n o t i c e s h a l l b ec l e a r l y v i s i b l e a n d u n o b s t r u c t e d w h i l ep o s t e d a n d s h a l l b e p o s t e d i n c o n -s p i c u o u s p l a c e s , w h e r e t h e e m p l o y e r sU . S . w o r k e r s c a n r e a d i l y r e a d t h e p o s t -e d n o t i c e o n t h e i r w a y t o o r f r o m t h e i rp l a c e o f em p l o y m e n t . A p pr o p r i a t e l o c a -t i o n s f o r p o s t i n g n o t i c e s o f t h e j o b o p -p o r t u n i t y i n c l u d e , b u t a r e n o t l i m i t e dt o , l o c a t i o n s i n t h e i m m e d i a t e v i c i n i t yo f t h e w a g e a n d h o u r n o t i c e s r e q u i r e dby 20 CFR 516.4 or occ upa t iona l safet ya n d h e a l t h n o t i c e s r e q u i r e d b y 2 0 C F R1903.2(a ).

(2 ) In t he case o f a p r i va t e househo l d ,n o t i c e i s r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h i s p a r a g r a p h(g ) on l y i f t he househo l d empl oys one

o r m o r e U . S . w o r k e r s a t t h e t i m e t h ea p p l i c a t i o n f o r l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n i sf i l e d w i t h a l o c a l E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c eoff ice.

(3 ) Any no t i ce o f t he f i l i ng o f an Ap-p l i c a t i o n f o r A l i e n E m p l o y m e n t C e r -t i f i c a t i o n s h a l l :

( i ) s t a t e t h a t a p p l i c a n t s s h o u l d r e -p o r t t o t h e e m p l o y e r , n o t t o t h e l o c a lE m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e o ff ic e ;

( ii ) S t a t e t h a t t h e n o t i c e i s b ei n g p r o -v i d ed a s a r e s u l t o f t h e f i li n g o f a n a p -p l i c a t i o n f o r p e r m a n e n t a l i e n l a b o rc e r t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e r e l e v a n t j o b o pp o r -t u n i t y ; a n d

( i i i ) S t a t e t h a t a n y p e r s o n m a y p r o -v i d e d o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e b e a r i n g o n

t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e l o c a l E m p l o y -m e n t S e r v i c e O ff ic e a n d / or t h e r e g i o n a lC er t i fy i n g O ff ic e r o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r .

(4 ) I f an app l i ca t i on i s f i l ed under656.21 an d does not involve a requ estf o r r e d u c t i o n i n r e c r u i t m e n t , t h e n o -t i c e s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d i n c o n j u n c t i o nw i t h t h e r e c r u i t m e n t r e q u i r e d u n d e r656.21( f) o f t h i s par t , sha l l con t a i n t hei n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d f o r a d v e r t i s e -

m en t s by 656.21 (g)(3) t hr ou gh (g)(8),a n d s h a l l c o n t a i n t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e -qu i r ed by parag raph (g ) (3 ) o f t h i s sec-t i o n .

(5) I f an app l i ca t i on i s f i l ed under t her e d u c t i o n i n r e c r u i t m e n t p r o v i s i o n s a t656.21( i ) of th is par t , th e not ice doesn o t h a v e t o b e p o s t e d i n c o n j u n c t i o nw i t h t h e r e c r u i t m e n t r e q u i r e d u n d e r656.21(f) of th is pa r t , but sha l l inc ludet h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d f o r a d v e r t i s e -m en t s by 656.21 (g)(3) t hr ou gh (g)(8),a n d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f p a r a g r a p h(g)(3) of t h is sect ion;

(6) I f an app l i ca t i on i s f i l ed on behal f o f a c o l l e ge a n d u n i v e r s i t y t e a c h e r p u r -sua nt t o 656.21a(a )(1)(i i i ) of th is par t ,t h e n o t i c e s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e i n f o r m a -t i o n r e q u i r e d f o r a d v e r t i s e m e n t s b y656.21a(a)(1)(i i i)(B), an d th e req ui re -men t s o f parag raph (g ) (3 ) o f t h i s sec-t i o n .

(7) I f an app l i ca t i on i s f i l ed on behal f o f a n a l i e n r e p r e s e n t e d t o b e o f e x ce p -t i o n a l a b i l i t y i n t h e p e r f o r m i n g a r t s ,t h e n o t i c e r e q u i r e d b y t h i s p a r a g r a p h( g ) s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e -q u i r e d f o r a d v e r t i s e m e n t s b y656.21a(a )(iv)(B) (1) t hr oug h (7) of t hi sp a r t , a n d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f p a r a -g raph (g )(3) o f t h i s sec t i on .

(8) I f an app l i ca t i on i s f i l ed under t heSch edule A pr ocedu res a t 656.22 of th isp a r t , t h e n o t i c e s h a l l c o n t a i n a d e s c r i p -t i o n o f t h e j o b a n d r a t e o f p a y , a n d t h erequ i r emen t s o f parag raphs (g ) (3 ) ( i i )and ( i i i ) o f t h i s sec t i on .

(h ) (1 ) ( i ) Any per son may submi t t ot h e l o c a l E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e o ff ic e o rt o t h e C e r t i f y i n g O f f i c e r d o c u m e n t a r ye v i d e n c e b e a r i n g o n a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o rp e r m a n e n t a l i e n l a b o r c e r t i f i c a t i o nf il e d u n d e r t h e b a s i c l a b o r c e r t i fi c a t i o nprocess a t 656 .21 o f t h i s par t o r undert h e s p e c i a l h a n d l i n g p r o c e d u r e s a t656.21a of t h is par t .

( i i ) D o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e s u b m i t t e dpur suan t t o parag raph (h ) (1 ) ( i ) o f t h i s

s e c t i o n m a y i n c l u d e i n f o r m a t i o n o na v a i l a b l e w o r k e r s , i n f o r m a t i o n o nw a g e s a n d w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s , a n d i n -f o r m a t i o n o n t h e e m p l o y e r s f a i l u r e t om e e t t e r m s a n d c on d i t i o n s w it h r e s p e c tt o t h e e m p l o y m e n t o f a l i e n w o r k e r sand co -worker s . The Cer t i fy i ng Of f i cers h a l l c on s i d e r t h i s in f o r m a t i o n in m a k -i n g h i s o r h e r d et e r m i n a t i o n .

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ev i dence o f f r aud o r wi l l fu l mi s rep re-s e n t a t i o n i n a S c h e d u l e A a p p l i c a t i o nf i led un der 656.22 of th is pa r t or as h e e p h e r d e r a p p l i c a t i o n f i l e d u n d e r656.21a(b) of th is pa rt .

( B ) D o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e s u b m i t t e dpur suan t t o parag raph (h ) (2 ) ( i ) o f t h i ss e c t i o n s h a l l b e l i m i t e d t o i n f o r m a t i o nre l a t i ng t o poss i b l e f r aud o r wi l l fu lm i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . T h e I N S m a y c o n -s i d e r t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n p u r s u a n t t o656.31 of th is pa rt .

( A p p r o v e d b y t h e O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n dBudge t u nder c ont rol nu m ber 12050015)

[45 F R 83933, Dec . 19, 1980, as am en ded a t 49F R 18295, Ap r . 30, 1984; 56 F R 54927, Oct . 23,

1991]

656.21 Basic labor certification proc-ess.

( a ) Excep t as o t herwi se p rov i ded by656.21a a nd 656.22, an em ploy er whod e s i r e s t o a p p l y f o r a l a b o r c e r t i f i -c a t i o n o n b e h a l f o f a n a l i e n s h a l l f i l e ,s i g n e d b y h a n d a n d i n d u p l i c a t e , a D e -p a r t m e n t o f L a b or Application for Alien

Employment Certi f ication f o r m a n d a n ya t t a c h m e n t s r e qu i r e d b y t h i s p a r t w i t ht h e l o c a l E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e o f f i c es e r v i n g t h e a r e a w h e r e t h e a l i e n p r o -p o s e s t o b e e m p l o y e d . T h e e m p l o y e rs h a l l s e t f o r t h o n t h e Application for

Alien Employment Certi f ication f o r m , a sa p p r op r i a t e , or i n a t t a c h m e n t s :

( 1 ) A s t a t e m e n t o f t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n so f t h e a l i e n , s i gn e d b y t h e a l i e n ;

(2) A descr ip t ion of th e job offer fort h e a l i e n e m p l o y m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t h ei t e m s r e q u i r e d b y p a r a g r a p h ( b ) o f t h i ss e c t i o n ; a n d

(3 ) I f t he app l i ca t i on i nvo l ves a j obof fer as a l i ve- i n househo l d domes t i cs e r v i c e w or k e r :

( i) A s t a t e m e n t d e s c r i bi n g t h e h o u s e -h o l d l iv i n g a c c o m m o d a t i o n s ;

( i i ) Two cop i es o f t he empl oymen tc o n t r a c t , e a c h s i g n e d a n d d a t e d b yb o t h t h e e m p l o y e r a n d t h e a l i e n ( n o tb y t h e i r a g e n t s ) . T h e c o n t r a c t s h a l lc l ea r l y s t a t e :

( A) T h e w a g e s t o b e p a i d o n a n h o u r -l y a n d w e e k l y b a s i s ;

( B ) T o t a l h o u r s o f e m p l o y m e n t p e rw e e k , a n d e x a c t h o u r s o f d a i ly e m p l oy -m e n t ;

( C) T h a t t h e a l i e n i s fr e e t o l e a v e t h ee m p l o y e r s p r e m i s e s d u r i n g a l l n o n -w o r k h o u r s e x c e p t t h a t t h e a l i e n m a yw o r k o v e r t i m e i f p a i d f o r t h e o v e r t i m e

a t n o l e s s t h a n t h e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d

h o u r l y r a t e ;

( D ) T h a t t h e a l i e n w i l l r e s i d e o n t h e

empl oyer s p remi ses ;

( E ) C o m p l e t e d e t a i l s o f t h e d u t i e s t o

b e p e r fo r m e d b y t h e a l i e n ;

( F ) T h e t o t a l a m o u n t o f a n y m o n e y

t o b e a d v a n c e d b y t h e e m p l o y e r w i t h

d e t a i l s o f s p e c if ic i t e m s , a n d t h e t e r m s

o f r e p a y m e n t b y t h e a l i e n o f a n y s u c h

a d v a n c e b y t h e e m p l o y e r ;

( G ) T h a t i n n o e v e n t

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