I fully support you. If there's a class action or a simple law suit I will issue my full support for it! I also thought that maybe we can nail them some other way, say thru some higher standing organization, or through some senators that can possibly bring it up. If anyone knows, with access to appropriate lawyers, post it here and we all should contact them. I'm so pissed about what they are doing!
.Well, J, you seem to be missing the point. No one is talking about how fast they should approve or deny cases. This is not the point. I agree with you, they should check everyone, but they should do this in order those cases were received. The department has implemented the so called priority date system. It used to be everywhere on their documentation -- that cases will be processed in order received. If they process them now the way they want it, why implement that system in the first place? The whole thing is just a matter of a fair game. The notion that the goverment portrays itself as fair and balanced on the public air waves and does this finagling on the inside makes me boil with anger. If no one says anything they will keep doing it. Think about it. If this web site did not exist you and I won't even know that the whole First In First Out system is far from being used by the DOL.Guys!!,
Take a deep breath. Here's a couple things to consider
1) You have waited for quite some time, as have I. Its going on 1400 days + for me. But, the BEC's have publicly commited to ending the backlog by Sept 30 of this year. So thats 4 months from now. Just imagine this. Later in life no one can match up to your sob story. When anyone complains how long they had to wait in some line, you can go "you think thats bad... "
2) Look at this from the departments point of view. They have thousands of cases, and I am sure most of the people working there are just trying to do their jobs. But at the same time if one guys just starts approving cases real fast, he might get accused of any number of things. Same if the guys starts rejecting cases.
So the moral is, have some more patience. Dont do something stupid. Go see "Pirates of the Caribbean". I heard its pretty good
J
Yes, that should be part of RRI (Recruitment Report Instructions).
If a candidate qualifies for your position the LC will be denied. How closely does that person match for your position? Also what is you priority date, state you filed from and when did your lawyer receive Recruitment Instructions (AJB ad was posted on)? Also tell us your job title?
If "the candidate seems overqualified" then he "matches the position" way too much. Between you and me, your lawyer needs to find something on him to turn him down. I would also assume that your company doesn't want to hire him instead of you, right? Because if they do, it is pretty much futile for you to go any further. So, assuming that they want to keep you, the lawyer has to interview that candidate. Since there was almost 2 months since the person sent the resume, let's hope that they found something else. It would be your blessing. If the person still wants the job, your lawyer must find something to turn him/her down. Overqualification is not something that person should be rejected for. The best way to do that is to find something in person's previous job experience - that should be your lawyer's business.
Is your job in IT industry? If so, I'm in the same boat with you. I haven't had my RRI though yet, although my RI came in the middle of March.
Most resumes come for IT/Computer jobs. Again, if you're in IT industry you should consider yourself lucky that you got only one. I haven't gotten my report but I'm afraid I'll get more than that. In most cases many resumes could be easily brushed off since those people simply do not qualify (your lawyer still has to interview them according to DOL rules). But only the handful that remain can pose a "real threat" to your application. Again, the lawyer should tell you more about it.
It's 7 weeks today that my recruitment period ended. Lawyers say that they have not received RRI yet.
Even worst, they don't want to discuss anything with me about what they are doing to follow up ( if any ) with Dallas backlog center. HR is as non responsive as the lawyers.
I am IT and the rest is on my signature.
Any body else has been waiting so long or longer?
It's 7 weeks today that my recruitment period ended. Lawyers say that they have not received RRI yet.
Even worst, they don't want to discuss anything with me about what they are doing to follow up ( if any ) with Dallas backlog center. HR is as non responsive as the lawyers.
I am IT and the rest is on my signature.
Any body else has been waiting so long or longer?
Have you see the RRI content, did your lawyer send you the copy of RRI? I lawyer got mad when I request him to send me the copy of RRI, I don't know why he don't want to and get angry?
You can still use the same "crappy law firm" with the exception that now they won't be able to shut you up since you'll be paying the bill. Trust me, it's gonna be oh so different