Atlanta Regional DOL Tracker - Old (Archived on 09/24/2004)

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It’s not showing my case in that site, even though data is currently available until Dec’2003. It also gives the cases which are pending at regional DOL.
 
No, That website still shows has been recieved status. AVM is down so I am not able to check my case today. But as soon as I hear approval on AVM, I would update u guys.
 
prosix

Your case won' t be updated here because data is currently available for applications reviewed betweeen 10/01/1996 and 12/3/2003.
 
Qn on flcdatacenter.com

Do any of you guys know when do they update this report??? Is it postedon the internet every week, as and when AVM gets updated and whenever they like???

I see my companies name on this and still says received by DOL.... on May 5th 2003. I dont know how many yrs do we need to wati to get this labor cleard.. We have another big wait at TSC @I-140/485...

Just for humor..... I keep on telling my friends (who ask me about my labor certification!!! I tell them, My Wifes labor Pain was over ... I mean we were blessed with a baby boy on Jan 10th....) my Labor pain... will never get over... with this stupid atlanta people... working on cases...
 
Hi H1Buser2002,

I roughly remember last time they had data until Dec'2002. Now it is until 2003. So my guess is they update once a year. And as my wild guess, your labor pain will be over 3 to 4 months. :)
 
Hi Guys,

I am new to this forum. I have been waiting for the LC for more than 2 years now. Thanks for the guys who showed the following web site URL. From there you can download the whole database of applications that were received by the Georgia Regional LC.

http://www.flcdatacenter.com/casesearchperm.asp

If you run the query on this page with no employer name, state selected as Georgia and the from and to dates as 01/01/2003 and 06/01/2003, there are a whole bunch of Programmer Analysts with Prevailing wage much more than their salary. The prevailing Wage mentioned looks like a mistake. Could somebody please tell me what happens in this scenario?
 
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transfer the Labor Certification

My Labor was filed by my company "X" now the Labor is in Federal Level of Labor Processing. Now My company asked me to join their Business partner company "Y" So I will be on the pay roll of Company "Y". I asked my new company "Y" about my pending Labor, and they said that we will transfer the Labor Certification Form and we will continue the process.

I need your asdvise on this how will this going to work. Is it possible that my Labor will be valid even I am with the Business partner of my Sponsoring company.
 
ingcQ

Originally posted by ingcQ

Prevailing wage much more than their salary. The prevailing Wage mentioned looks like a mistake. Could somebody please tell me what happens in this scenario?
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The prevailing wage is a benchmark utilized by DOL - for a variety of reasons. Prevailing wage is established in accordance with the type of occupation, the years of experience and the level of education required for that position. As always, there are pros and cons to this system. One of the advantage of this system is to create a benchmark so that employers will not abuse their authority and pay the foreign worker much less than the market's prevailing wage. I was informed at one point by my attorney that it is alright for now that the current salary does not match the prevailing wage. However, the employer is expected to match the prevailing wage once the LCA goes through. This to me seems too good to be true, and again I do not know how the relevant authorities will be enforcing and monitoring this. I do not know and have not heard of any complications arising out of the situation whereby the employer does not want to make good out of his side of the bargain. Again, the employee probably can use this as a bargaining tool by claiming that he is underpaid because his salary is way below the average prevailing wage. This can be quite risky as times are bad and we are holding on to our jobs for dear life. Probably other members of this forum who has gone through such an experience can help. Also refer to your attorney on this matter and probably update this forum later. I am sure there are many out there with similar situation.
 
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I mentioned the employer has to "match" the prevailing wage once the LCA goes through. If I can recall they have a formula for ascertaining this, the wage has to be within a certain percentage band of the prevailing wage. I hope that this answers your question some what.

Originally posted by NII
The prevailing wage is a benchmark utilized by DOL - for a variety of reasons. Prevailing wage is established in accordance with the type of occupation, the years of experience and the level of education required for that position. As always, there are pros and cons to this system. One of the advantage of this system is to create a benchmark so that employers will not abuse their authority and pay the foreign worker much less than the market's prevailing wage. I was informed at one point by my attorney that it is alright for now that the current salary does not match the prevailing wage. However, the employer is expected to match the prevailing wage once the LCA goes through. This to me seems too good to be true, and again I do not know how the relevant authorities will be enforcing and monitoring this. I do not know and have not heard of any complications arising out of the situation whereby the employer does not want to make good out of his side of the bargain. Again, the employee probably can use this as a bargaining tool by claiming that he is underpaid because his salary is way below the average prevailing wage. This can be quite risky as times are bad and we are holding on to our jobs for dear life. Probably other members of this forum who has gone through such an experience can help. Also refer to your attorney on this matter and probably update this forum later. I am sure there are many out there with similar situation.
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ingcq again

A friend mentioned that if I am paid everytime I access this web-site, I will probably be rich by now.

On another, my attorney did mention that there are ways to get beyond the prevailing wage. This depends on the the creativity of the attorney. One way is to hire an independent consultant to do a market survey on prevailing wage for the area you are at, in accordance with your type of occupation. If all is well and that the current study proves that the prevailing wage is flawed, they will have to accept the results of the commissioned study.
 
Good folks,

I think this would a good time to have the president ,senators, etc. to focus attention on the delays what we face compared to all other DOLs. This could help us in having them fund more to Atlanta DOL so that backlog can be completed soon.

Hi Mickey 32,

Can you please have your comments added to NII comments?

We would be grateful if you can do that.
 
AVM update

Hi Prosix,

Did you find any update in AVM for your case status...is it still saying "your case recd...." or has it been changed ? Pl. update the forum.

Hi Pashwin or Desidon....any news ???
 
Question ???

I looked at this website to find how many cases are filed by company and i found something interesting about my profile.

http://www.flcdatacenter.com/casesearchresultsPerm.asp

The column "State" after State_Case_Num , my case says "MI" instead of "FL". My case is worked out in ATL DOL and how come it says "MI". Is there any error in my filing.

I chose "Employer name" ...selected no state (since i could not find my case in FL) ...entered AFTER 2003...Fields to return ..selected ALL (since i want to see my case number) and hit submit.

Any help appreciated.
 
Question ???

I looked at this website to find how many cases are filed by company and i found something interesting about my profile.

http://www.flcdatacenter.com/casesearchresultsPerm.asp

The column "State" after State_Case_Num , my case says "MI" instead of "FL". My case is worked out in ATL DOL and how come it says "MI". Is there any error in my filing.

I chose "Employer name" ...selected no state (since i could not find my case in FL) ...entered AFTER 2003...Fields to return ..selected ALL (since i want to see my case number) and hit submit.

Any help appreciated.
 
Prevailing Wage

NII,

Thanks very much for your replies. What I was concerned was they have put 106K as the prevailing wage for a bunch of Programmer/Analysts (only for a particular period) while most people in that bunch are paid about 70K or 80K or so. But after this period, they have put about 70K as the prevailing wage for Programmaer/Analysts. So I am not sure how there could be such a big variation in their calculation of the prevailing wage.

Please see the attachment for the search results I found.

Thanks again for your replies.
 
Re: Prevailing Wage

Originally posted by ingcQ
NII,

Thanks very much for your replies. What I was concerned was they have put 106K as the prevailing wage for a bunch of Programmer/Analysts (only for a particular period) while most people in that bunch are paid about 70K or 80K or so. But after this period, they have put about 70K as the prevailing wage for Programmaer/Analysts. So I am not sure how there could be such a big variation in their calculation of the prevailing wage.

Please see the attachment for the search results I found.

Thanks again for your replies.
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My only take on this matter is that you cannot compare apples and oranges across board, if you know what I mean. Depending on the job requirements, the years of experience required for the job, the relevant qualifications and the localized area that the survey was carried out, there are differences. I know that in my colleague's case, the job requirements that were set forth for her were for entry level. The minimum qualifications identified and established for her position were for a Bachelor's Degree with two years of experience - only that my friend has a Master's degree. We noted then that the prevailing wage for a Master's Degree is on a much higher scale, though the work requirements are the same. This also depends on what the attorney and the employer has conjure out to be the job requirements for that particular position. The attorney then finds the most feasible way to put it together. In my colleagues case, the attorney felt that it was best to have the qualifications set at a lower level somewhat to improve the chances of getting the LCA approved. Through the attorney's particular experience in dealing in this localized area, there is a definite shortage of the required occupation. Depending on how you look at it, her master's degree will not be used against her at any time. Additionally, there are conditions whereby the prevailing wage is either higher or lower in certain areas, depending on supply and demand. Again, there is no explaining the jungle rules at ATL DOL. LOL
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